Tamara Jansen
Tamara Jansen | |
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| File:Tamara Jansen cropped.jpg Jansen in 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cloverdale—Langley City | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Aldag |
| Succeeded by | John Aldag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1] |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Byron Jansen |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Langley Township[2] |
Tamara N. Jansen (born 1967 or 1968) is a politician who represented the riding of Cloverdale—Langley City in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2021.[3][4] Prior to her election as an MP, she owned and operated a large plant nursery, Darvonda Nurseries, with her husband and family in Langley, British Columbia.[5] She endorsed Leslyn Lewis in the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.[6]
Political career
Jansen was elected to the 2019 Canadian federal election on October 21, 2019 after unseating Liberal incumbent, John Aldag, by 1302 votes.[7] She sat on the Finance, Health, and COVID-19 pandemic committees during the 43rd Parliament. She logged 763 interventions on the committees; additionally, she posted 159 chamber interventions.[8] Jansen joined the Outer Shadow Cabinet. In the 2021 federal election, she lost her seat to former MP John Aldag.[9] She is a candidate in the 2024 Cloverdale—Langley City federal by-election.[10]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Cloverdale—Langley City | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Aldag | 20,877 | 39.21 | +3.99 | $111,123.12 | |||
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 19,223 | 36.10 | -1.63 | $85,561.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Rajesh Jayaprakash | 10,587 | 19.88 | +0.94 | $13,177.92 | |||
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 2,563 | 4.81 | +3.14 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,250 | 99.06 | – | $116,950.48 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 508 | 0.94 | +0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,758 | 60.85 | -3.70 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,348 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Cloverdale—Langley City | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 20,936 | 37.73 | +2.96 | $70,620.42 | |||
| Liberal | John Aldag | 19,542 | 35.22 | -10.31 | $105,884.21 | |||
| New Democratic | Rae Banwarie | 10,508 | 18.94 | +3.29 | $15,133 | |||
| Green | Caelum Nutbrown | 3,572 | 6.44 | +2.38 | none listed | |||
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 930 | 1.68 | - | $464 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,488 | 99.26 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 415 | 0.74 | +0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,903 | 64.55 | -4.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,610 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Ferguson, Dan (August 1, 2018). "Well-known Langley businesswoman seeks Conservative nomination". Langley Advance Times. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Conservative Jansen declared winner in Cloverdale-Langley City". Cloverdale Reporter. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Debates (Hansard) No. 82 - April 16, 2021 (43-2) - House of Commons of Canada".
- ↑ "Well-known Langley businesswoman seeks Conservative nomination". August 2018.
- ↑ "MP Tamara Jansen - Cloverdale - Langley City - Voting Records - Vote Pro-Life".
- ↑ "Conservative Tamara Jansen unseats incumbent in the Cloverdale-Langley City riding". 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "Roles - Tamara Jansen - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".
- ↑ Jordan, Marlin (September 24, 2021). "John Aldag officially elected in Cloverdale-Langley City". Peace Arch News. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Federal byelection called in B.C.'s Cloverdale-Langley City riding". CBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.