Quick Facts
Biography
Jennifer McKenzie (born 1962) is a Canadian politician and leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. She was acclaimed as leader on August 10, 2017.
McKenzie had previously served as chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for two terms.
She is an engineer by training and a tech entrepreneur who formerly served as vice-president of Instantel Inc, a technology manufacturer. McKenzie was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and moved to Ontario to pursue her career before returning to New Brunswick. She currently lives in St. Martins, New Brunswick. McKenzie has three adult children.
McKenzie was a candidate for the New Democratic Party in Fundy Royal for the 2015 federal election placing third with 18% of the vote. Previously, she was also a candidate for the Ontario New Democratic Party in Ottawa Centre in the 2014 Ontario provincial election finishing second with 20% of the vote.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Alaina Lockhart | 19,136 | 40.87 | +30.44 | $44,760.36 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Moore | 17,361 | 37.09 | -20.88 | $94,342.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Jennifer McKenzie | 8,204 | 17.52 | -9.34 | $48,770.66 | |||
| Green | Stephanie Coburn | 1,823 | 3.89 | -0.83 | $1,469.99 | |||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 296 | 0.63 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,820 | 100.0 | $204,844.46 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 241 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,061 | 75.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 62,713 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.66 | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2014: Ottawa Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Yasir Naqvi | 27,600 | 51.67 | +4.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer McKenzie | 10,891 | 20.39 | −8.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Dekker | 9,675 | 18.11 | −0.21 | ||||
| Green | Kevin O'Donnell | 4,135 | 7.74 | +3.42 | ||||
| Libertarian | Bruce A. Faulkner | 832 | 1.56 | +1.08 | ||||
| Communist | Larry L. Wasslen | 279 | 0.52 | +0.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 53,412 | 100.0 | +5.74 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.80 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| Ottawa-Carleton District School Board election, 2010: Zone 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jennifer McKenzie (X) | 11,828 | 75.10 |
| Megan Carroll | 3,921 | 24.90 |
| Ottawa-Carleton District School Board election, 2006: Zone 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jennifer McKenzie | 9,198 | 54.38 |
| Joan Spice (X) | 7,716 | 45.62 |