Wayne Long

Wayne Long
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint John—Rothesay
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Rodney Weston
Personal details
Born 1963 (age 5253)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Denise Long
Children Khristian
Konnor
Residence Saint John, New Brunswick
Profession Hockey Executive
Businessman

Wayne Long (born 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Saint John—Rothesay in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Long had a long career in business as a seafood executive, serving as a product manager for Stolt Sea Farm Inc., and later as president of Scotiaview Seafood Inc. He subsequently became the owner of the Saint John Sea Dogs, the city's CHL franchise. During his tenure, the team won the Memorial Cup in 2011, and Long himself was recognized with the John Horman Trophy for the league's top executive.[2]

As the Liberal Party's nominee in Saint John—Rothesay, Long drew media attention for his outspoken support of the Energy East oil pipeline project, a position far more forthright than that of the Liberal Party as a whole, which had promised to take a neutral stance. Long promised to aggressively lobby within the Liberal caucus to support the project. [3][4]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Saint_John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Long 20,634 48.80 +32.81
ConservativeRodney Weston 12,915 30.54 -19.18
New DemocraticAJ Griffin 7,411 17.53 -13.2
GreenSharon Murphy 1,321 3.12 +0.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,281100.0   $196,334.01
Total rejected ballots 205
Turnout 42,48669.38
Eligible voters 61,236
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

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