Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon ECA (born 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Klein in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is the brother of Jason Nixon, and the son of Patrick R. Nixon, the founder of the Mustard Seed street ministry. Jason and Jeremy Nixon are the first two brothers to sit in the Alberta Legislature simultaneously.
Political career
After obtaining a Bachelor of Communications and Culture from the University of Calgary, Nixon spent 15 years working in the not-for-profit and government sector. He held leadership roles with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary, the Mustard Seed, Canadian Mental Health Association and the City of Calgary.[2]
During office, he sat on various Standing Committees including the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills.[3]
On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society.[4]
In December 2020, Nixon traveled to Hawaii during the height of a COVID-19 wave in Alberta. Faced with public scrutiny over his vacation, Nixon resigned from his position as parliamentary secretary.[5]
Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta, said on October 21, 2022 that Nixon would be promoted to cabinet as Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services.[6]
Nixon took on several initiatives including re-indexing Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Alberta Seniors Benefit to inflation.[7] Nixon led the Calgary Public Safety and Community Response Task Force aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing addictions and homelessness crises in the city.[7][8][9][10][11] Nixon was able to secure $20 million in funding for food banks in Alberta.[10]
He lost his seat in the 2023 Alberta general election to Lizette Tejada of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[12]
Following Ron Liepert's announcement that he would not be running in the 2025 Canadian federal election, Nixon announced that he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination for Calgary Signal Hill.[13] He lost the nomination to David McKenzie.
On March 23rd, 2025, Nixon announced that he had been selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Calgary-Confederation, after incumbent Len Webber announced his resignation.[14]
Personal life
Nixon was born in Calgary, Alberta. His father, Pat Nixon, is the founder of the Mustard Seed, a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty; Jeremy worked for the Mustard Seed for a decade.[15] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[16] He and his wife, Anita, have four children.
Electoral history
2025 federal election
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Calgary Confederation | ||||||||
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| The 2025 general election will be held on April 28. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Keira Gunn | |||||||
| Liberal | Corey Hogan | |||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Kevan Hunter | |||||||
| Canadian Future | Jeffrey Reid Marsh | |||||||
| Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | |||||||
| People's | Artyom Ovsepyan | |||||||
| Green | Richard Willott | |||||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17] | ||||||||
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lizette Tejada | 10,564 | 50.87 | +10.97 | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 9,697 | 46.69 | -0.92 | ||||
| Green | Kenneth Drysdale | 353 | 1.70 | +0.36 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Rob Oswin | 153 | 0.74 | – | ||||
| Total | 20,767 | 99.17 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 173 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,940 | 59.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 35,352 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +5.95 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[18] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 10,473 | 47.62 | -3.65 | $71,085 | |||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,776 | 39.90 | -2.63 | $42,716 | |||
| Alberta Party | Kara Levis | 1,842 | 8.37 | – | $18,147 | |||
| Liberal | Michael Macdonald | 396 | 1.80 | -4.06 | $1,598 | |||
| Green | Janine St. Jean | 294 | 1.34 | +1.23 | $750 | |||
| Alberta Independence | C.W. Alexander | 214 | 0.97 | – | $3,445 | |||
| Total | 21,995 | 99.05 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 210 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,205 | 64.56 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,392 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -0.51 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[19][20][21] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,098 | 44.29% | 34.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 4,878 | 26.68% | -14.54% | ||||
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 4,206 | 23.00% | -11.58% | ||||
| Liberal | David Gamble | 1,104 | 6.04% | -5.89% | ||||
| Total | 18,286 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 168 | 41 | 51 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 34,702 | 53.33% | -2.15% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 5.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 151–153. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 6852 | 41.21% | |
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 5755 | 34.61% | |
| Liberal | Christopher Tahn | 1980 | 11.91% | |
| New Democratic | Marc Power | 1687 | 10.15% | |
| Evergreen | Roger Gagné | 354 | 2.13% | |
| Total | 16628 | |||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | ||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | % | |||
| Source: Elections Alberta[22] | ||||
References
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- ^ "Committees". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Cabinet". 19 March 2024.
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- ^ Johnson, Lisa (October 21, 2022). "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces new cabinet, keeping several key Kenney ministers". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ a b French, Janet (2022-11-10). "Alberta government to re-index AISH, seniors benefits to inflation". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28.
- ^ Nairn, Lacie (2022-12-21). "Province announces affordable housing program". Pentinction Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Alberta Government announces pay increase for workers supporting people with disabilities". 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b Babych, Stephanie (November 23, 2023). "Alberta commits $20 million to food banks, agencies struggling with inflation". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Alberta government task force created to tackle social issues in Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31.
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- ^ "Meet Jeremy Nixon". votenixon.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Chini, Joey (March 23, 2025). "Calgary MP Len Webber not seeking re-election". CBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "Patrick R. Nixon | Alberta.ca". 19 March 2024.
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- ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Unofficial Poll Results - 17 CALGARY-KLEIN - 82 Polls Reporting Out of 82". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved 2019-04-17.