Wayne Easter

Wayne Easter PC (born June 22, 1949) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.

The Honourable
Wayne Easter
Member of Parliament
for Malpeque
In office
October 25, 1993 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byCatherine Callbeck
Succeeded byHeath MacDonald
40th Solicitor General of Canada
In office
October 22, 2002 – December 11, 2003
Preceded byLawrence MacAulay
Succeeded byAnne MacEllen
Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance
In office
February 4, 2016 – August 15, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJames Rajotte
Succeeded byPeter Fonseca
Personal details
Born (1949-06-22) June 22, 1949
North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseHelen Easter
ResidenceNorth Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island[1]
Alma materNova Scotia Agricultural
College

Before politics

Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Easter received an honorary doctorate of law from University of Prince Edward Island in 1988 for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on a national and international level. He was awarded the Governor General's Canada 125 Medal in 1992 for community service.[2] In 1970, he married Helen Arleighn Laird.[3] Easter operates a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of the National Farmers Union.

Wayne and his wife Helen live in North Wiltshire and have two grown children.[2]

Federal politics

Easter served as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the electoral district of Malpeque in the province of Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.

Easter entered federal politics in 1993 when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Malpeque, P.E.I. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, and 2019.

He served in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada from 2002–2003. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1997–1999, and to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with a special emphasis on rural development from 2004–2006.

From 2006 to 2014, Easter has served several critic roles. He was the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board from 2006–2011, International Trade from 2011–2013, and Liberal Party critic for Public Safety from 2013–2015.[4]

Easter held the position of Co-Chair for the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association, and also held the position of Chair for the Government of Canada Legislators Finance Committee.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter9,53341.38−20.70$52,375.96
GreenAnna Keenan6,10326.49+17.30$24,970.77
ConservativeStephen Stewart5,90825.64+8.08$47,940.85
New DemocraticCraig Nash1,4956.49−4.68$2,413.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 23,03998.77 $87,624.55
Total rejected ballots 2881.23+0.78
Turnout 23,32776.29−2.56
Eligible voters 30,576
Liberal hold Swing −19.00
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter13,95062.08+19.68$84,420.76
ConservativeStephen Stewart3,94717.56–21.54$40,127.00
New DemocraticLeah-Jane Hayward2,50911.17–3.46$6,264.15
GreenLynne Lund2,0669.19+5.32$12,265.59
Total valid votes/expense limit 22,47299.55 $170,512.40
Total rejected ballots 1020.45+0.01
Turnout 22,57479.05+1.58
Eligible voters 28,556
Liberal hold Swing +20.61
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter8,60542.40-1.79$47,363.15
ConservativeTim Ogilvie7,93439.10-0.18$62.426.68
New DemocraticRita Jackson2,97014.63+4.96$5,426.11
GreenPeter Bevan-Baker7853.87-2.99$1,367.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 20,294100.0   $69,634.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 90 0.44 -0.16
Turnout 20,384 77.47 +6.06
Eligible voters 26,311
Liberal hold Swing -0.80
Sources:[8][9]
2008 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter8,31244.19-6.29$51,835.54
ConservativeMary Crane7,38839.28+4.65$56,705.00
New DemocraticJ'Nan Brown1,8199.67-0.57$5,225.01
GreenPeter Bevan-Baker1,2916.86+2.21$3,626.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,810100.0    $67,177
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1130.60+0.01
Turnout 18,923 71.41-3.69
Eligible voters 26,498
Liberal hold Swing -5.47
2006 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter9,77950.48-1.42$51,121.23
ConservativeGeorge Noble6,70834.63+2.13$52,989.45
New DemocraticGeorge Marshall1,98310.24+0.15$3,388.31
GreenSharon Labchuk9014.65-0.85$2,925.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 19,371100.0   $62,210
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1140.59-0.17
Turnout 19,48575.10+2.09
Eligible voters 25,945
Liberal hold Swing -1.78
2004 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter9,78251.90+3.28$49,256.92
ConservativeMary Crane6,12632.50-13.28$52,127.38
New DemocraticKen Bingham1,90210.09+5.86$3,055.96
GreenSharon Labchuk1,0375.50+4.15$2,989.44
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,847100.0   $60,645
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1440.76
Turnout 18,99173.01
Eligible voters 26,010
Liberal hold Swing +8.28
Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWayne Easter8,97248.62+3.53
Progressive ConservativeJim Gorman7,18638.94-2.05
AllianceChris Wall1,2636.84+3.53
New DemocraticKen Bingham7814.23-6.39
GreenJeremy Stiles2501.35
Total valid votes 18,452100.00
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWayne Easter7,91245.09-16.03
Progressive ConservativeJimmie Gorman7,19440.99+9.80
New DemocraticAndrew Wells1,86310.62+6.21
ReformStephen Livingstone5803.31
Total valid votes 17,549100.00

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Meet Wayne". wayne-easter.liberal.ca. Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  3. Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-8020-8907-6. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  4. "Roles - Hon. Wayne Easter - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  5. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Malpeque (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  9. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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