Introduction
Alexander "Alex" Nuttall (born August 10, 1985) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte from 2015 to 2019.
Early life and career
Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Nuttall served as a city councillor on the Barrie City Council from 2006 until 2014. In 2006, Nuttall received 45.2% of the vote in Ward 10, and in 2010 he was re-elected with 82.7% of the vote.
In 2010, Nuttall sought the Ontario PC Party nomination for Barrie in order to be the candidate for the 2011 Ontario general election. Nuttall ended up losing the nomination to Rod Jackson who went on to win the riding in the general election.
During his time as a city councillor, Nuttall was employed in the financial services industry. Nuttall is married with two children.
Federal politics
Following the 2015 Federal Election, Nuttall was appointed as the Official Opposition Critic for Economic Development for Southern Ontario on November 20, 2015. On April 8, 2016, Nuttall also accepted the role of Official Opposition Critic Deputy Critic for Innovation, Science and Economic Development, as well as Official Opposition Critic for the New Sharing Economy. On August 30, 2017, Nuttall was named Official Opposition Critic for Youth, Sports, and Persons with Disabilities.
During first half of the 42nd Parliament, Nuttall served on the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Beginning in Fall 2017, he became a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Nuttall did not run for re-election in the 2019 federal election.
Electoral history
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Alex Nuttall | 21,091 | 41.74 | −12.81 | $151,648.41 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Tamblyn | 21,005 | 41.57 | +24.63 | $101,563.29 | |||
| New Democratic | Ellen White | 5,202 | 10.29 | −9.73 | – | |||
| Green | Marty Lancaster | 2,648 | 5.24 | −0.85 | $30,596.20 | |||
| Libertarian | Darren Roskam | 401 | 0.79 | – | $1,353.95 | |||
| Independent | Ram Faerber | 188 | 0.37 | – | $10.93 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,535 | 99.64 | $207,773.31 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.36 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,716 | 67.44 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,207 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -18.72 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||