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Canadian libertarian politician
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Biography
Tim Moen (/ˈmoʊən/) is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer and politician from Canada. He is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.
Political career
Moen became leader in May 2014, succeeding former leader Katrina Chowne. He ran in the 2014 Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election. His campaign received considerable attention from a variety of Canadian and US news outlets, such as CNN, Huffington Post, Reason.com, due to his social media memes explaining libertarianism.
Political positions
Moen is an anarcho-capitalist. He supports ending all government surveillance programs, legalizing cannabis, decriminalizing drugs, legalizing prostitution, and tax cuts.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca Resignation of Brian Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 5,991 | 46.71 | −25.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Harrietha | 4,529 | 35.31 | +24.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori McDaniel | 1,472 | 11.48 | −1.77 | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 453 | 3.53 | −0.96 | ||||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 381 | 2.97 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,826 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 12,860 | 15.37 | −25.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,647 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −25.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Calgary Signal Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ron Liepert | 37,858 | 60.55 | –4.33 | – | |||
| Liberal | Kerry Cundal | 19,108 | 30.56 | +15.12 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Khalis Ahmed | 3,128 | 5.00 | –5.58 | – | |||
| Green | Taryn Knorren | 1,586 | 2.54 | –6.24 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 679 | 1.09 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jesse Rau | 160 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,519 | 100.00 | $220,624.93 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,708 | 73.98 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,765 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –9.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
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