Bryan May

Bryan J. May MP (born September 19, 1974) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Cambridge as Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2]

This article is about the Canadian politician. For the guitarist of Queen, see Brian May.

Bryan May MP
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office February 18, 2020
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cambridge
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Gary Goodyear
Personal details
Born	(1974-09-19) September 19, 1974 Guelph, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Kristin
Residence	Cambridge, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Waterloo
Profession	Non-profit management

May first stood for the Liberal Party in the 2011 federal election, where he finished third. May was acclaimed as the Liberal Party's candidate in Cambridge for the 2015 federal election in May 2015.[3]

He currently serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA), chair of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, and is a member of Liaison Committee.[4]

42nd Parliament of Canada

May spoke in the House of Commons for the first time on December 11, 2015 to mark the death of a high-profile constituent. He has since spoken several times on various topics.[5] On January 25, 2016, May introduced his first Private Member's Bill, Bill C-240. Bill C-240 is an act to amend the Income Tax Act to introduce a non-refundable tax credit for individuals who take first aid, CPR, and AED training.[6]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Cambridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bryan May	22,903	39.5
	Conservative	Sunny Attwal	17,409	30.0
	New Democratic	Scott Hamilton	11,177	19.3
	Green	Michele Braniff	4,343	7.5
	People's	David Haskell	1,872	3.2
	Veterans Coalition	George McMorrow	162	0.3
	Marxist–Leninist	Manuel Couto	76	0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,942	100.0
Total rejected ballots			385
Turnout			58,327	64.9
Eligible voters			89,914
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bryan May	23,024	43.16	+27.72	$58,143.91
	Conservative	Gary Goodyear	20,613	38.64	-14.1	$74,197.68
	New Democratic	Bobbi Stewart	7,397	13.86	-14.05	–
	Green	Michele Braniff	1,723	3.23	-0.40	$1,074.94
	Independent	Lee Sperduti	474	0.88	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Manuel Couto	108	0.20	-0.08	0
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,339	100.00		$218,828.75
Total rejected ballots			227	0.42	–
Turnout			53,566	64.60	–
Eligible voters			82,916
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gary Goodyear	29,394	53.40	+4.78	$86,966.51
	New Democratic	Susan Galvao	15,238	27.68	+8.07	$13,379.43
	Liberal	Bryan May	8,285	15.05	-8.34	$26,622.63
	Green	Jacques Malette	1,978	3.59	-4.76	$440.18
	Marxist–Leninist	Manuel Couto	153	0.28	–	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,048	100.00	$96,491.18
Total rejected ballots			255	0.46	+0.04
Turnout			55,303	59.25	+3.33
Eligible voters			93,335	–	–

References

1. Bryan May – Parliament of Canada biography
2. http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/goodyear-out-after-11-years-as-liberals-take-cambridge-1.2617949
3. Lisa Rutledge,May acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate, The Cambridge Times, May 28, 2015.
4. "Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge". bryanmaymp.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
5. "Publication Search". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
6. "Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge". bryanmaymp.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cambridge, 30 September 2015
10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official Website