Peter Julian
MP
Peter Julian in 2017
House Leader of the New Democratic Party
Assumed office
March 14, 2019
LeaderJagmeet Singh
Preceded byRuth Ellen Brosseau
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 19, 2016
LeaderTom Mulcair
Preceded byNathan Cullen
Succeeded byMurray Rankin
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons
In office
April 14, 2013 – October 19, 2015
LeaderTom Mulcair
Preceded byNathan Cullen
Succeeded byAndrew Scheer
Shadow Minister for Natural Resources
In office
April 19, 2012 – March 19, 2014
LeaderTom Mulcair
Preceded byClaude Gravelle
Succeeded byChris Charlton
Shadow Minister for Industry
In office
May 26, 2011 – October 31, 2011
LeaderJack Layton
Nycole Turmel
Preceded byMarc Garneau
Succeeded byGuy Caron
Member of Parliament
for New Westminster—Burnaby
Burnaby—New Westminster (2004–2015)
Assumed office
June 28, 2004
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
Born (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseLimei Tian
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal (BA)
ProfessionCommunity activist, politician

Peter S. Julian MP (born April 16, 1962) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party (NDP), representing the riding of New Westminster—Burnaby. He was first elected in 2004.

Personal life

Julian was born on April 16, 1962, in New Westminster, British Columbia, to Terry and Ruth Julian. His father Terry was a school administrator, historian and author, and a 2002 recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Medal. He has a sister, Randi, and a brother, Patrick.

Julian played basketball for Douglas College and was a sports reporter for The Other Press in the 1980's.[1] Prior to his political career, Julian worked in a variety of settings, including as a financial administrator, and as a manual labourer at an oil refinery, factories and various small businesses.[2]

Julian is fluently bilingual in the English and French languages and is also functional in American Sign Language. He lives in the 10th Avenue area of New Westminster. He graduated from New Westminster Secondary School and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a specialization in International Relations.[3]

Political career

In 2002, Julian ran for the City Council in New Westminster, British Columbia. He received 3,275 votes, losing a spot on the council by 74 votes.[4]

After losing his bid for city council, Julian ran for the New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster, British Columbia. On March 7, 2004, Julian defeated Dave Mackinon to be the NDP's candidate in the 2004 federal election. Julian won the general election, defeating Mary Pynenburg of the Liberal Party of Canada by just 329 votes. He was re-elected by 3,971 votes over Pynenburg in 2006. In the federal election held on October 14, 2008, Julian won the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster by over 6,900 votes. Julian won the riding again in 2011 with 49.67% of the votes.[5]

He also co-founded the Save St. Mary's Hospital Community Coalition. He was a founding member of the BC Disability Employment Network and the Burnaby-New Westminster Council of Canadians. He has also volunteered for the local Emergency Social Services, for Royal City Soccer, East Burnaby Minor Baseball, the United Way, and the United Church of Canada.

In the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet, Julian was the Energy and Natural Resources Critic.[6] Julian previously served as the NDP critic for International Trade, Transportation, Persons with Disabilities, Treasury Board, Western Fisheries Critic, Industry, and the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.[7] Julian also served as the Deputy NDP Caucus Chair. During the 2011–12 NDP leadership race, Julian took over from candidate Peggy Nash to serve as the NDP's Finance Critic until the race was over, at which point Nash retook her spot and Julian was shifted to the lower-profile position of Energy Critic.[6]

Julian vocally opposed the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) that he believed threatened Canada's sovereignty through deep integration with the United States and Mexico. As NDP Transport Critic, Julian led the successful fight in the House of Commons to stop the SMS transport safety bill, which he believed to be an attempt to turn safety over to air transport companies themselves, something Julian termed "self-serve safety". Julian also initiated an NDP task force to meet and consult with diverse Canadian immigrant communities across the country, and to learn more about the challenges they face.

The Georgia Straight newspaper has called Julian "one of the region's hardest working politicians". Julian ranked 3rd of 308 MPs in the 39th Parliament on bills, votes, and speeches.[8]

Amid the NDP's third-place performance in the 2015 federal election, Julian was re-elected. Party leader Tom Mulcair appointed him to continue serving as NDP House Leader.[9]

On December 21, 2016, Julian registered to run in the NDP leadership race to succeed Tom Mulcair.[10] He withdrew on July 5, 2017, after trailing fellow candidates Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh in fundraising.[11][12] He subsequently endorsed Singh for leader.[13]

On January 31, 2018, Peter Julian was named finance critic in the NDP shadow cabinet by party leader Jagmeet Singh.[14] In addition, Julian was made House Leader of the NDP and energy critic on March 14, 2019.[15]

Committees

Electoral record

Federal

2021 Canadian federal election: New Westminster—Burnaby
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian24,05448.8+4.6$87,163.56
LiberalRozina Jaffer11,68523.7+0.3$847.24
ConservativePaige Munro9,71019.7-1.9$22,984.40
GreenDavid Macdonald2,0354.1-4.2$957.72
People'sKevin Heide1,8403.7+2.1$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,32499.1–$116,281.29
Total rejected ballots 4620.9
Turnout 49,78657.1
Eligible voters 87,208
New Democratic hold Swing +2.2
Source: Elections Canada[16]
2019 Canadian federal election: New Westminster—Burnaby
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian23,43744.20+0.74$92,007.20
LiberalWill Davis12,41423.40-5.57$46,165.54
ConservativeMegan Veck11,43921.60+1.63$21,181.03
GreenSuzanne de Montigny4,3788.30+3.58$7,597.20
People'sHansen Ginn8621.60–none listed
LibertarianNeeraj Murarka3070.60-2.00none listed
IndependentAhmad Passyar830.20–none listed
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault570.10-0.18none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,977100.0  
Total rejected ballots 4520.85
Turnout 53,42962.26
Eligible voters 85,807
New Democratic hold Swing +3.16
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]
2015 Canadian federal election: New Westminster—Burnaby
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian22,87643.46-8.32$93,602.98
LiberalSasha Ramnarine15,25328.97+20.27$11,829.89
ConservativeChloé Ellis10,51219.97-14.79$16,364.97
GreenKyle Routledge2,4874.72+0.40$1,669.47
LibertarianRex Brocki1,3682.60––
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault1460.28––
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,642100.00 $213,160.28
Total rejected ballots 3630.68–
Turnout 53,00566.95–
Eligible voters 79,176
New Democratic hold Swing -14.30
Source: Elections Canada[19][20]
2011 Canadian federal election: Burnaby—New Westminster
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeter Julian22,19349.67+3.18
ConservativePaul Forseth16,00935.83+5.48
LiberalGarth Evans4,49610.06-5.36
GreenCarrie-Ann McLaren1,7313.87-3.20
LibertarianTyler Pierce1600.36-0.06
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault940.21-0.01
Total valid votes 44,683100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1940.43-0.06
Turnout 44,87754.05-0.30
Eligible voters 83,029
New Democratic hold Swing -1.15
2008 Canadian federal election: Burnaby—New Westminster
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian20,14546.49+7.71$72,161
ConservativeSam Rakhra13,15030.35+2.82$77,974
LiberalGerry Lenoski6,68115.42-14.53$45,125
GreenCarrie-Ann McLaren3,0677.07+3.42$7,637
LibertarianIsmet Yetisen1860.42–
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault960.22–
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,325100.0   $85,024
Total rejected ballots 2140.49+0.17
Turnout 43,53954.35-5.74
New Democratic hold Swing +2.44
2006 Canadian federal election: Burnaby—New Westminster
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian17,39138.79+4.21$71,414
LiberalMary Pynenburg13,42029.93-2.59$74,580
ConservativeMarc Dalton12,36427.58-0.05$70,006
GreenScott Janzen1,6543.68-0.04$1,149
Total valid votes 44,829100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1440.32-0.20
Turnout 44,97360.09+1.14
New Democratic hold Swing +3.40
2004 Canadian federal election: Burnaby—New Westminster
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian14,06134.58+18.44$51,851
LiberalMary Pynenburg13,73232.52-0.94$67,860
ConservativeMike Redmond11,82127.63-19.84$52,988
GreenRevel Kunz1,6063.72–$173
Canadian ActionDana Green3120.64–$100
CommunistPéter Pál Horváth1660.26–$389
Total valid votes 41,698100.00  
Total rejected ballots 2170.52
Turnout 41,91558.95
New Democratic notional gain from Conservative Swing +9.69
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas, which elected MPs from the Canadian Alliance, Liberal, and New Democratic parties, respectively, in 2000. Changes are based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes in the 2000 election.

Provincial

1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMonique Gagnon-Tremblay14,96151.97
Parti QuébécoisRéal Rancourt10,49236.45
UnityRichard Evans1,8816.53
New DemocraticPeter Julian8843.07
Parti 51France Bougie5681.97
Total valid votes 28,78696.32
Total rejected ballots 1,0993.68
Turnout 29,88574.98
Electors on the lists 39,856–

Municipal

2002 New Westminster municipal election: City council
Six to be elected
Candidate Votes
Casey Cook4848
Jerry Dobrovolny4626
Chuck Puchmayr4430
Bob Osterman3875
Calvin Donnelly3646
Lorrie Williams3349
Peter Julian3275
Kimiko Karpoff2918
Betty McIntosh2723
Carol Cheremkora2634
Charmaine Murray1938
Shane Polak1588
Fil Apolinario1536
Hilda Bechler1298
Wally Walia1266
Rhoda Beka-Kaellis1257
Shea Campbell1250
Lori Underwood1021
Ted Edwards1015
Gordon Cooper872
Ron B. Gordon772

References

  1. ↑ Peterson, Bex (February 15, 2019). "Then and now: The 'Other Press' of the '80s". No. 4. The Other Press. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Kirkup, Kristy; Dickson, Janice (2022-02-07). "Amid criticism, Ottawa Police chief says his service is turning up heat on protesters, but needs more resources". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-02-07.Peter Julian (2022-02-07). "It's essential 4 @OttawaPolice 2 act. Stockpiles of propane tanks & gas canisters are thrown together only metres from where there is indiscriminate & irresponsible use of fireworks. I worked in an oil refinery. People have to be responsible around flammables. #TruckersGoHome" (Tweet). @MPJulian. Retrieved 2022-02-07."Meet Peter". Peter Julian, MP New Westminster-Burnaby. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ↑ "About Peter Julian". Official Peter Julian Web Page. NDP Web Site. 2012. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ New West City Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Burnaby—New Westminster
  6. 1 2 "Burnaby-New Westminster MP to be NDP energy critic". Burnaby NewsLeader. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Peter Julian". Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ www.howdtheyvote.ca
  9. ↑ "Peter Julian to continue as NDP House Leader in next Parliament". CBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Smith, Marie-Danielle (December 28, 2016). "Peter Julian first to register as NDP leadership candidate but says he's still thinking about it". Calgary Herald. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Peter Julian to quit NDP leadership race". CBC News. July 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ Peter Julian [@MPJulian] (July 6, 2017). "It's with mixed feelings that I'm announcing my withdrawal from #NDPldr race – fund-raising results have been disappointing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Forrest, Maura (September 7, 2017). "Former candidate Peter Julian endorses Jagmeet Singh's NDP leadership bid". National Post. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Federal NDP moving to strengthen ties with B.C. In shadow cabinet shuffle".
  15. ↑ Mar 14, Marco Vigliotti Published on; 2019 2:53pm (2019-03-14). "Jagmeet Singh shuffles NDP critics as he prepares to enter House". iPolitics. Retrieved 2020-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Confirmed candidates — New Westminster—Burnaby". Elections Canada. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  19. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for New Westminster—Burnaby, 30 September 2015
  20. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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