Brendan Hanley
Brendan Hanley | |
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| Member of Parliament for Yukon | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Bagnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 64–65)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lise Farynowski |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Occupation |
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Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of the Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] He previously served as the Yukon's chief medical officer of health since 2008. In late-March 2020, he frequently made updates and announcements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon.[3][4]
Hanley was previously an
Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[4]
He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.[1]
Electoral history
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Yukon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Brendan Hanley | 6,471 | 33.35 | -0.15 | ||||
| Conservative | Barbara Dunlop | 5,096 | 26.26 | -6.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Vollans-Leduc | 4,354 | 22.44 | +0.44 | ||||
| Independent | Jonas Jacot Smith | 2,639 | 13.6 | – | ||||
| Green | Lenore Morris | 846 | 4.36 | -6.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,406 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,548 | 64.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 30,217 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Giilck, Tim (August 11, 2021). "'This is the right place to be,' Hanley says". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Tukker, Paul (September 21, 2021). "From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon". CBC News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Yukon's candidates: Brendan Hanley seeks a career change". CBC News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Biographies" (PDF). Growth Mindset YTA Territory-Wide Conference 2018. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.