Bryan May

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Bryan May
MP
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Chairman of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Assumed office
February 17, 2016
Preceded by Phil McColeman
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cambridge
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Gary Goodyear
Personal details
Born 1973/1974 (age 50–51)[1]
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Kristin
Children 2
Residence Cambridge, Ontario
Alma mater University of Waterloo
Profession Non-profit management

Bryan J. May, MP (born 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.[2]

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 of 2015.[3]

He currently serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), chair of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the HUMA Committee, and is a member of Liaison Committee[4].

Current Parliament (October 2015 - Present)

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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Liberal Bryan May 23,024 43.16 +27.72
Conservative Gary Goodyear 20,613 38.64 -14.1
New Democratic Bobbi Stewart 7,397 13.86 -14.05
Green Michele Braniff 1,723 3.23 -0.40
Independent Lee Sperduti 474 0.88
Marxist–Leninist Manuel Couto 108 0.20 -0.08
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[7][8]
Canadian federal election, 2011
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

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