Eric Dawson Duncan MP (born 10 November 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to his election to Parliament, Duncan served as mayor of the township of North Dundas from 2010 to 2018.[3] He is the first Conservative MP to be elected as openly gay.[4]
Eric Duncan | |
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| Conservative Party Caucus Liaison | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2022 | |
| Leader | Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Tim Uppal |
| Conservative Party Question Period Coordinator | |
| In office September 2, 2020 – September 13, 2022 | |
| Leader | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chris Warkentin (As Deputy Whip & QP Coordinator) |
| Member of Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Lauzon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1987 |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Residence | Winchester, Ontario[1] |
During his term as mayor he came out as gay, and during the 2019 federal election campaign he defended party leader Andrew Scheer over his stance on same-sex marriage by arguing that he would not run as a Conservative if his sexual orientation was not welcomed in the Conservative Party.[5] After the Conservatives increased their seat count but did not displace the governing Liberals as the largest party in the House, Duncan argued that the party should rethink its approach to LGBTQ issues in order to resonate with voters.[6]
Duncan attended North Dundas District High School in Chesterville, Ontario.[7]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Eric Duncan | 29,255 | 55.6 | +1.7 | $108,989.17 | |||
| Liberal | Denis Moquin | 12,443 | 23.6 | -2.0 | $28,418.33 | |||
| New Democratic | Trevor Kennedy | 5,804 | 11.0 | -3.3 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | David Anber | 3,921 | 7.4 | +5.2 | $16,317.85 | |||
| Green | Jeanie Warnock | 1,230 | 2.3 | -1.7 | $4,574.07 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,653 | – | – | $114,863.35 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 547 | |||||||
| Turnout | 53,200 | 62.10 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,668 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Eric Duncan | 28,976 | 53.9 | +2.80 | $83,216.74 | |||
| Liberal | Heather Megill | 13,767 | 25.6 | -12.90 | $36,007.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Kelsey Catherine Schmitz | 7,674 | 14.3 | +6.10 | $8,589.61 | |||
| Green | Raheem Aman | 2,126 | 4.0 | +1.80 | none listed | |||
| People's | Sabile Trimm | 1,168 | 2.2 | $3,204.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,711 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 533 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54,244 | 64.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,723 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2014 North Dundas mayoral election | ||
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| Mayoral Candidate[11] | Vote | % |
| Eric Duncan (X) | Acclaimed | |
| 2010 North Dundas mayoral election | ||
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| Mayoral Candidate [12] | Vote | % |
| Eric Duncan | 3,517 | 72.59 |
| Alvin Runnalls (X) | 1,328 | 27.41 |