Darren Fisher | |
|---|---|
 Fisher in 2019 | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Élisabeth Brière |
| Member of Parliament forDartmouth—Cole Harbour | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
| Member ofHalifax Regional Council | |
| In office October 20, 2012 – October 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Tony Mancini |
| Constituency | District 6 Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East |
| In office 19 September 2009 – October 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Younger |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 6 East Dartmouth - The Lakes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-09-10)September 10, 1965 (age 59) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Anne Fisher |
| Residence(s) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Profession | Business owner |
| Website | Official website |
Darren Fisher (born September 10, 1965) is a Canadian politician who served as theminister of veterans affairs andassociate minister of national defence from December 2024 to March 2025. A member of theLiberal Party, Fisher was elected to theHouse of Commons following the2015 election, serving as themember of Parliament (MP) forDartmouth—Cole Harbour. Fisher served on Halifax Regional Council from 2009 to 2015.
Fisher was elected to Parliament in 2015. He was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of health from 2019 to 2021, to the minister of economic development and official languages for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from March to August 2021, to the minister of seniors from 2021 to 2023, and to the associate minister of health and minister of mental health and addictions from 2023 to 2024. Fisher was a member of theNational Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) April to December 2024.[1]
Fisher joinedCabinet on December 20, 2024, when he was appointedMinister of Veterans Affairs andAssociate Minister of National Defence. His appointment came asPrime MinisterJustin Trudeau shuffled Cabinet following theresignation of Chrystia Freeland, who wasDeputy Prime Minister andMinister of Finance, as well as several other ministers.[1][2] Fisher was dropped from cabinet on March 14, 2025, upon the formation of the30th Canadian Ministry led byMark Carney.
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,209 | 52.15 | +7.8 | $57,490.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Payne | 15,267 | 32.89 | +6.5 | $22,178.20 | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 4,781 | 10.30 | +8.8 | $17,988.11 | |||
| Green | Rana Zaman | 1,371 | 2.95 | -6.9 | $2,272.30 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,628 | 98.29 | -1.0 | $109,028.39 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | 1.71 | +0.9 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,424 | 61.2 | -8.5 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,825 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +0.7 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[3][4][5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,259 | 45.34 | -11.89 | $67,276.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Emma Norton | 14,435 | 26.98 | +2.57 | $39,533.04 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 8,638 | 16.15 | +2.12 | $41,695.00 | |||
| Green | Lil MacPherson | 5,280 | 9.87 | +6.47 | none listed | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 887 | 1.66 | $2,485.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,499 | 99.25 | – | $104,062.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 404 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,903 | 69.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,390 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -7.26 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 30,407 | 58.17 | +23.45 | $64,958.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 12,757 | 24.41 | –12.02 | $137,358.97 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 7,331 | 14.03 | –11.00 | $52,263.31 | |||
| Green | Brynn Nheiley | 1,775 | 3.40 | –0.43 | $723.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,270 | 99.62 | $205,945.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,471 | 71.81 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,066 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromNew Democratic | Swing | +17.73 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher(Incumbent) | 4,518 | 69.50 | ||
| Jerry Pye | 1,983 | 30.50 | ||