Tim Moen

Tim Moen
Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Preceded by	Katrina Chowne
Personal details
Born	1973/1974 (age 49–50)
Political party	Libertarian Party of Canada
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer

Tim Moen is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer and politician from Canada. He is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.

Political career

Moen became leader in May 2014, succeeding former leader Katrina Chowne. He ran in the 2014 Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election. His campaign received considerable attention from a variety of Canadian and US news outlets, such as CNN, Huffington Post, Reason.com, due to his social media memes explaining libertarianism.

Electoral record

Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca Resignation of Brian Jean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	David Yurdiga	5,991	46.71	−25.13
	Liberal	Kyle Harrietha	4,529	35.31	+24.89
	New Democratic	Lori McDaniel	1,472	11.48	−1.77
	Green	Brian Deheer	453	3.53	−0.96
	Libertarian	Tim Moen	381	2.97	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			12,826	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			34	0.26	–
Turnout			12,860	15.37	−25.38
Eligible voters			83,647
	Conservative hold		Swing		−25.01
Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ron Liepert	37,858	60.55	–4.33	–
	Liberal	Kerry Cundal	19,108	30.56	+15.12	–
	New Democratic	Khalis Ahmed	3,128	5.00	–5.58	–
	Green	Taryn Knorren	1,586	2.54	–6.24	–
	Libertarian	Tim Moen	679	1.09	–	–
	Christian Heritage	Jesse Rau	160	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,519	100.00		$220,624.93
Total rejected ballots			189	0.30	–
Turnout			62,708	73.98	–
Eligible voters			84,765
	Conservative hold		Swing		–9.74
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Tim Moen home page
• Libertarian Party home page