Gord Johns

Gord Johns MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Courtenay—Alberni
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Established
Tofino Town Councillor
In office December 1, 2008 – December 5, 2011
Personal details
Born	1968/1969 (age 55–56) Victoria, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	British Columbia

Gord Johns (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian businessman and politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Courtenay—Alberni during the 2015 Canadian federal election. He previously served as a town councillor for Tofino.

Political life

Johns co-chairs the parliamentary group "Parliamentary Friends of the Kurds" with Conservative MP Tom Kmiec. The group is aimed at establishing dialogue between Canadian and Kurdish lawmakers and fostering positive relations between Canada and the Kurdistan Region. Kmiec, Johns and Conservative MP Michael Cooper traveled to Washington DC in March 2016 to meet with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Gord Johns	26,595	38.15	-2.57	–
	Conservative	John Duncan	19,631	28.16	-16.73	–
	Liberal	Carrie Powell-Davidson	15,166	21.75	+15.03	–
	Green	Glenn Sollitt	8,190	11.75	+5.03	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Barbara Biley	137	0.27	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$229,341.97
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			88,673 Template:CANelec/notgain
This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North.
Source: Elections Canada