Arnold Viersen









































Arnold Viersen


MP

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Peace River—Westlock
Incumbent

Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Riding Created

Personal details
Born
(1986-05-03) May 3, 1986 (age 32)
Barrhead, Alberta
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s)
Melissa Bredenhof (m. 2011)
Children 3
Residence
Barrhead, Alberta
Profession Auto Mechanic

Arnold Viersen MP (born May 3, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Peace River—Westlock in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.[1][2]


Prior to politics, Viersen worked as an auto-mechanic. His time in Parliament has been characterized by his support for Canadian oil and gas, forestry, hunting, agriculture, fiscal responsibility, and the value of human life.


On December 8, 2016, Viersen's Private Member's Motion (M-47) received unanimous consent in the House of Commons.[3] The official text of this motion reads:
"That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to examine the public health effects of the ease of access and viewing of online violent and degrading sexually explicit material on children, women and men, recognizing and respecting the provincial and territorial jurisdictions in this regard, and that the said Committee report its findings to the House no later than July 2017."[4] The Health Committee's ensuing study was the first time the public health effects of pornography were studied since 1985, which predates the invention of the internet.[5][6]



Electoral record
























































































Canadian federal election, 2015
Party
 Candidate
 Votes % ±% Expenditures

Conservative Arnold Viersen 34,342 69.35 −8.46 $74,852.55

New Democratic Cameron Alexis 7,127 14.39 +1.35 $10,844.13

Liberal Chris Brown 6,360 12.84 +9.20 $6,504.94

Green Sabrina Lee Levac 1,247 2.52 −1.34 –

Libertarian Jeremy Sergeew 443 0.89 – $108.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit
 49,519 100.00  
$259,766.62
Total rejected ballots
 170 0.34
–
Turnout
 49,689 65.93
–
Eligible voters
75,362


Conservative hold
Swing
 −4.90
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]


References





  1. ^ Arnold Viersen – Parliament of Canada biography


  2. ^ "Arnold Viersen elected as first MP for new riding of Peace River-Westlock". Edmonton Journal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152


  4. ^ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152


  5. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-pornography-violence-sexually-explicit-1.3893626


  6. ^ https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet


  7. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Peace River—Westlock (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.


  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine










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