Darren Fisher (born September 10, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence since December 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, Fisher was elected to the House of Commons following the 2015 election, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. Fisher served on Halifax Regional Council from 2009 to 2015.
Political career
Fisher was elected to Parliament in 2015. He was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of health from 2019 to 2021, to the minister of economic development and official languages for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from March to August 2021, to the minister of seniors from 2021 to 2023, and to the associate minister of health and minister of mental health and addictions from 2023 to 2024. Fisher was a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) April to December 2024.[1]
Fisher joined Cabinet on December 20, 2024, when he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. His appointment came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled Cabinet following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as well as several other ministers.[1][2]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,209 | 52.15 | +7.8 | $57,490.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Payne | 15,267 | 32.89 | +6.5 | $22,178.20 | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 4,781 | 10.30 | +8.8 | $17,988.11 | |||
| Green | Rana Zaman | 1,371 | 2.95 | -6.9 | $2,272.30 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,628 | 98.29 | -1.0 | $109,028.39 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | 1.71 | +0.9 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,424 | 61.2 | -8.5 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,825 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,259 | 45.34 | -11.89 | $67,276.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Emma Norton | 14,435 | 26.98 | +2.57 | $39,533.04 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 8,638 | 16.15 | +2.12 | $41,695.00 | |||
| Green | Lil MacPherson | 5,280 | 9.87 | +6.47 | none listed | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 887 | 1.66 | $2,485.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,499 | 99.25 | – | $104,062.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 404 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,903 | 69.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,390 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 30,407 | 58.17 | +23.45 | $64,958.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 12,757 | 24.41 | –12.02 | $137,358.97 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 7,331 | 14.03 | –11.00 | $52,263.31 | |||
| Green | Brynn Nheiley | 1,775 | 3.40 | –0.43 | $723.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,270 | 99.62 | $205,945.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,471 | 71.81 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,066 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher (Incumbent) | 4,518 | 69.50 | ||
| Jerry Pye | 1,983 | 30.50 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Roles - Darren Fisher - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Tumilty, Ryan; Patel, Raisa (December 21, 2024). "Justin Trudeau avoids questions about his future after cabinet overhaul". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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