Jay D. Hill PC (born December 27, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Prince George—Peace River in British Columbia from 1993 to 2010. He served as Government House Leader in the House of Commons during his tenure (2008–2010). On July 21, 2010, Hill announced that he would be retiring at the May 2011 federal election. In October 2010, he announced he would retire on October 25, 2010.[1] He recently served as the interim leader of the Maverick Party from 2020[2] to 2022.
Jay Hill | |
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| Interim Leader of the Maverick Party | |
| In office June 23, 2020 – May 14, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Downing |
| Succeeded by | Colin Krieger |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| In office October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Van Loan |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| Minister of State Chief Government Whip | |
| In office February 16, 2006 – October 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Redman |
| Succeeded by | Gordon O'Connor |
| Member of Parliament for Prince George—Peace River | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – October 25, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Oberle Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Bob Zimmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1952 Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Maverick (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Reform (1993–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000–2001, 2002–2003) Democratic Representative Caucus (2001–2002) Conservative (2003–2020) |
| Spouse | Leah Murray |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Profession | Farmer |
One of Hill's private members bills resulted in the Adoption Expense Tax Credit, introduced in the 2005 federal budget.[3] His bill called for tax breaks for couples who adopt children.
Ethics violations
Shortly after his retirement, Hill was found to have breached ethics rules in the Conflict of Interest Act when took advantage of his previous position and contacted ex-colleagues about a forthcoming multinational energy deal. Canada's federal ethics watchdog found that Hill used his former position to facilitate access to the ministers on behalf of his spouse, Leah Murray, and her employer, National Public Relations, a firm that had drafted a communications plan for the deal.[6]
Western Canadian separatism
On June 23, 2020, it was announced that following a Zoom conference, Hill was selected as the new leader of the Wexit Canada Party, a political party that has as its stated goal the creation of an independent country in Western Canada.[7] The party's name was later changed to the Maverick Party in September.
Electoral history
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jay Hill | 22,325 | 63.59 | +3.71 | $37,923 | |||
| New Democratic | Betty Bekkering | 6,170 | 17.58 | +0.58 | $8,563 | |||
| Green | Hilary Crowley | 3,656 | 10.41 | +4.00 | $7,222 | |||
| Liberal | Lindsay Gidney | 2,954 | 8.41 | -7.34 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,105 | 100.0 | $102,073 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.35 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,230 | 49 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.56 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jay Hill | 22,409 | 59.88 | +1.17 | $62,176 | |||
| New Democratic | Malcolm Crockett | 6,363 | 17.00 | -3.69 | $10,141 | |||
| Liberal | Nathan Bauder | 5,895 | 15.75 | +1.99 | $3,983 | |||
| Green | Hilary Crowley | 2,400 | 6.41 | +0.70 | $4,838 | |||
| Independent | Donna Young | 359 | 0.96 | – | $589 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,807 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.30 | -0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,807 | 53 | -0.56 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.43 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jay Hill | 21,281 | 58.71 | -17.04 | $53,326 | |||
| New Democratic | Michael Hunter | 7,501 | 20.69 | +16.03 | $11,997 | |||
| Liberal | Arleene Thorpe | 4,988 | 13.76 | -1.77 | $19,341 | |||
| Green | Hilary Crowley | 2,073 | 5.71 | +3.54 | $1,252 | |||
| Canadian Action | Harley J. Harasym | 301 | 0.83 | -0.81 | $1,028 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Tara Rimstad | 101 | 0.27 | +0.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,245 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 162 | 0.44 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,407 | 53.56 | -3.09 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -16.54 | ||||||
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Jay Hill | 23,840 | 69.61 | +2.70 | $47,199 | |||
| Liberal | Arleene Thorpe | 5,319 | 15.53 | -1.54 | $22,183 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jan Christiansen | 2,103 | 6.14 | +0.40 | $4,980 | |||
| New Democratic | Lenart Nelson | 1,597 | 4.66 | -4.32 | $4,329 | |||
| Green | Hilary Crowley | 744 | 2.17 | +0.89 | $1,306 | |||
| Canadian Action | Henry A. Dunbar | 562 | 1.64 | – | $2,640 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Colby Nicholson | 80 | 0.23 | – | $8 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,245 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.34 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,363 | 56.65 | -0.90 | |||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | +2.12 | ||||||
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Jay Hill | 22,270 | 66.91 | +10.60 | $48,148 | |||
| Liberal | Barb Shirley | 5,683 | 17.07 | -2.38 | $23,330 | |||
| New Democratic | Alex Michalos | 2,989 | 8.98 | -2.19 | $14,819 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Lugosi | 1,911 | 5.74 | -5.44 | $16,754 | |||
| Green | Julie Zammuto | 429 | 1.28 | – | $450 | |||
| Total valid votes | 33,282 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,387 | 57.55 | ||||||
| Reform hold | Swing | +6.49 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Jay Hill | 20,671 | 56.31 | +41.85 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacques Monlezun | 7,140 | 19.45 | +7.54 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Sandhu | 4,104 | 11.18 | -28.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan Timberlake | 4,099 | 11.17 | -22.12 | ||||
| Natural Law | Robert Walker | 292 | 0.80 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | John Van der Woude | 198 | 0.54 | – | ||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Dorothy Folk | 114 | 0.31 | – | ||||
| Independent | Archie Tannock | 89 | 0.24 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,707 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +17.16 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 13,903 | 39.60 | -22.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan Timberlake | 11,684 | 33.28 | +9.17 | ||||
| Reform | Jay Hill | 5,077 | 14.46 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Jacques Monlezun | 4,183 | 11.92 | +1.97 | ||||
| Independent | Howard Karpes | 169 | 0.48 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Lorne W. Backus | 89 | 0.25 | -0.74 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 35,105 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -16.00 | ||||||
References
External links
- Jay Hill (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- Speeches, votes and activity at OpenParliament.ca