Laurie Hawn

The Honourable Laurie D. Hawn PC CD MP
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	Anne McLellan
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1947 (1947-05-11) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Judy Hawn
Residence	Edmonton
Profession	Military officer, Businessman

Laurie Daniel Hawn PC CD MP (born May 11, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force, later the Canadian Forces Air Command, businessman, and federal politician from Edmonton, Alberta. He has been the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre since February 2006, in October 2007 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence.

Early life and career

Hawn joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1964 and received his pilot wings at Gimli, Manitoba in January 1967. He flew the Canadair T-33 Silver Star as an instructor pilot and as a tactical fighter pilot and instructor on the Canadair CF-104 Starfighter and the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet fighters. In thirty years in the Air Force, Hawn rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and he then served an additional five years as Honourary Colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron. Hawn commanded a Hornet equipped tactical fighter squadron at Cold Lake.

When he retired in 1994 Hawn entered the financial services business where he opened and managed branch offices. Hawn is a founding member of the Investment Advisors Association of Canada.

Elected to Parliament

Hawn always had an interest in politics and in January 2004 he decided to stand for election as a Member of Parliament in the constituency of Edmonton Centre.

His opponent in the 2004 election was the sitting representative and Deputy Prime Minister, Anne McLellan, but he failed to get elected by a few hundred votes. Hawn continued to campaign and maintain an interest in politics in the 2006 election he stood again against McLellan. On January 23, 2006, he was elected as the representative of Edmonton Centre.

Due to his background with the Canadian forces Hawn was appointed to the standing committee on National Defence, as well as the committee on Public Safety and National Security. In October 2007 Hawn was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay. In the Canadian parliamentary system, Parliamentary Secretaries act as a liaison between the government and House of Commons.

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 2004: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anne McLellan	22,560	42.49	$79,849
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	21,839	41.14	$81,655
	New Democratic	Meghan McMaster	4,836	9.11	$21,577
	Green	David J. Parker	2,584	4.86	$310
	Marijuana	Lyle Kenny	509	0.95	–
	Progressive Canadian	Sean Tisdall	456	0.85	–
	Independent	John Baloun	221	0.41	$2,803
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Morton	78	0.14	$26
Total valid votes			53,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			234	0.44
Turnout			53,317	59.77

Canadian federal election, 2006: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	25,811	44.82	+3.68
	Liberal	Anne McLellan	22,221	38.57	-3.92
	New Democratic	Donna Martyn	6,201	10.77	+1.66
	Green	David J. Parker	3,022	5.25	+0.39
	Independent	John Baloun	217	0.47	+0.06
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Morton	116	0.20	+0.06
Total valid votes			57,588	100.00
Total rejected ballots			–	–
Turnout			–	63.7	+2.9

Canadian federal election, 2008: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	22,634	49.03	+4.21	$86,008
	Liberal	Jim Wachowich	12,661	27.43	-11.14	$88,061
	New Democratic	Donna Martyn	6,912	14.97	+4.20	$36,132
	Green	David Parker	3,746	8.11	+2.86	$2,244
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Morton	203	0.43	+0.23	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,156	100.00	$90,809
Total rejected ballots			146	0.32
Turnout			46,302	51.57	-12.1

Canadian federal election, 2011: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp
	Conservative	Laurie Hawn	23,625	48.03	-1.00
	New Democratic	Lewis Cardinal	12,480	25.37	+10.70
	Liberal	Mary Macdonald	11,037	22.44	-4.99
	Green	David Parker	1,676	3.41	-4.70
	Pirate	Mikkel Paulson	289	0.59	*
	Marxist–Leninist	Peggy Morton	81	0.16	-0.27
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,188	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201	0.41	+0.09
Turnout			49,389	58.06	+6.49
Eligible voters			84,725	–	–

Honours

On October 1, 2010, Hawn was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in recognition of "many years of dedication and hard work in the House of Commons, including on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan".

For His military service He received the Canadian Forces Decoration with 2 Bars. [1]

References

• "EDMONTON CENTRE, Alberta (2003 - )". Library of Parliament. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1284. Retrieved June 2, 2005. 

External links

• Official site
• Laurie Hawn - Parliament of Canada biography
• HowdTheyVote - Laurie Hawn's voting record