Steven MacKinnon

The Honourable
Steven MacKinnon
PC MP
The Honourable Steven MacKinnon PC MP
	MacKinnon in 2024
Minister of Labour
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 19, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Seamus O'Regan
Minister of Seniors
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 19, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Seamus O'Regan
Interim Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
	In office; January 8, 2024 – July 19, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Karina Gould
Succeeded by	Karina Gould
Chief Government Whip
	In office; October 28, 2021 – January 8, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Mark Holland
Succeeded by	Ruby Sahota
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement
	In office; January 30, 2017 – October 28, 2021
Minister	Judy Foote; Carla Qualtrough; Anita Anand
Preceded by	Leona Alleslev
Succeeded by	Anthony Housefather
Member of Parliament; for Gatineau
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Françoise Boivin
Personal details
Born	Steven Garrett MacKinnon; September 28, 1966 (age 58); Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater	Queen's University; Université de Moncton;
Occupation	Politician; businessman;

Steven Garrett MacKinnon PC MP (born September 28, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.^[1] On January 8, 2024, he was appointed to the cabinet of Justin Trudeau as Government House Leader while Karina Gould was on maternity leave. On July 19, 2024, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister of Seniors, succeeding Seamus O'Regan.^[2]

MacKinnon was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and studied business at the Université de Moncton and Queen's University. He served as an advisor to New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna and Prime Minister Paul Martin. Later, he served as the Liberal Party of Canada's national director, and as the returning officer for the 2013 federal leadership election.^[3]

MacKinnon worked several years for Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global public relations firm, serving as Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader in the Financial Communications sector.^[4]

He first ran for office in the 2011 federal election in Gatineau, finishing third and far behind Françoise Boivin, a former Liberal MP running for the New Democratic Party, and the then-incumbent Bloc Quebecois MP Richard Nadeau. 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

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steven MacKinnon	26,267	50.0	-2.1	$55,420.93
	Bloc Québécois	Geneviève Nadeau	12,278	23.4	+2.0	$13,121.18
	Conservative	Joel Bernard	5,752	11.0	+0.7	$3,144.49
	New Democratic	Fernanda Rengel	4,508	8.6	-2.4	$51.11
	People's	Mathieu Saint-Jean	2,264	4.3	+3.3	$4,401.73
	Green	Rachid Jemmah	783	1.5	-2.6	$0.00
	Free	Luc Lavoie	411	0.8	N/A	$564.48
	Rhinoceros	Sébastien Grenier	178	0.3	N/A	$0.00
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	56	0.1	±0.0	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,497	98.5	–	$113,382.26
Total rejected ballots			818	1.5
Turnout			53,315	63.8
Registered voters			83,618
	Liberal hold		Swing		-2.0
Source: Elections Canada^[5]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steven MacKinnon	29,084	52.1	-1.66	$67,009.65
	Bloc Québécois	Geneviève Nadeau	11,926	21.4	+11.96	none listed
	New Democratic	Eric Chaurette	6,128	11.0	-15.56	$24,553.38
	Conservative	Sylvie Goneau	5,745	10.3	+2.11	$16,427.02
	Green	Guy Dostaler	2,264	4.1	+2.47	$0.00
	People's	Mario-Roberto Lam	560	1.0		$1,439.79
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	76	0.1	-0.06	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,783	100.0
Total rejected ballots			787
Turnout			56,570	67.0
Eligible voters			84,463
	Liberal hold		Swing		-6.81
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	31,076	53.76	+39.96	–
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	15,352	26.56	-35.57	–
	Bloc Québécois	Philippe Boily	5,455	9.44	-5.49	–
	Conservative	Luc Angers	4,733	8.19	+0.18	–
	Green	Guy Dostaler	942	1.63	+0.49	–
	Independent	Guy J. Bellavance	148	0.26	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	94	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,800	100.0		$221,304.70
Total rejected ballots			522	–	–
Turnout			58,322	–	–
Eligible voters			83,651
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]^[10]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	35,262	61.83	+35.71
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	8,619	15.11	-14.04
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	7,975	13.98	-11.34
	Conservative	Jennifer Gearey	4,532	7.95	-8.86
	Green	Jonathan Meijer	639	1.12	-1.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			365	0.64
Turnout			57,392	64.36
Eligible voters			89,171

References

^ "'Orange wave' turns into red tide in Gatineau". ottawacitizen.com. 20 October 2015.
^ "Trudeau picks Steven MacKinnon as new labour minister after Seamus O'Regan steps down". Toronto Star. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ Meet Steve MacKinnon, Liberal.ca.
^ Steven MacKinnon's Profile, linkedin.com
^ "Confirmed candidates — Gatineau". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ Canada, © 2013 - Élections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

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29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Seamus O'Regan	Minister of Labour July 19, 2024 – present	Incumbent

[1] "'Orange wave' turns into red tide in Gatineau". ottawacitizen.com. 20 October 2015.

[2] "Trudeau picks Steven MacKinnon as new labour minister after Seamus O'Regan steps down". Toronto Star. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[3] Meet Steve MacKinnon, Liberal.ca.

[4] Steven MacKinnon's Profile, linkedin.com

[5] "Confirmed candidates — Gatineau". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[6] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[7] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[8] "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.

[9] "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.

[10] Canada, © 2013 - Élections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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