Steven Garrett MacKinnon (born September 28, 1966) is a

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politician who was elected to represent the riding of

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in the

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in the 2015 federal election. MacKinnon was born in

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, and studied business at the

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and Queen's University. He served as an advisor to New Brunswick Premier

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and

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, and later served as the

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's national director, and as the returning officer for the 2013 federal leadership election. MacKinnon worked several years for

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, a global public relations firm, serving as Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader in the Financial Communications sector.Steven MacKinnon's Profile
linkedin.com He first ran for office in the 2011 federal election in Gatineau, finishing third and far behind

Françoise Boivin Françoise Boivin (born June 11, 1960 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada until 2015. She first represented the district from 2004 to 2006 as a member ...

, a former Liberal MP running for the

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, and the then-incumbent Bloc Quebecois MP

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. MacKinnon ran again four years later, this time defeating Boivin, winning by a 2-to-1 margin. Boivin had amassed over sixty-percent of the popular vote in 2011.

Electoral record

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External links

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Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacKinnon, Steve 1966 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Charlottetown Politicians from Gatineau Queen's University at Kingston alumni Université de Moncton alumni Canadian political consultants Anglophone Quebec people 21st-century Canadian politicians Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada