Brendan Hanley
Canadian politician, physician
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Brendan E. Hanley MP (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] Prior to his election, he served as the Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health from 2008. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon, he frequently provided updates and announcements starting in late March 2020.[3][4]
Brendan Hanley | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Yukon | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Bagnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 66–67)[1] |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lise Farynowski |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
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Hanley has a background in emergency medicine and family practice in the territory, with previous experience working in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He has also worked with Doctors without Borders, providing medical care overseas in Africa and Asia.[4] He received his medical degree from the University of Alberta, a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[4]
He is married to Lise Farynowski and has two children.[1]
Electoral history
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Yukon | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Brendan Hanley | 12,009 | 53.05 | +19.70 | $90,427.99 | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Leef | 8,719 | 38.52 | +12.26 | $66,626.41 | |||
| New Democratic | Katherine McCallum | 1,434 | 6.34 | –16.10 | $33,019.36 | |||
| Green | Gabrielle Dupont | 474 | 2.09 | –2.27 | $9,267.12 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,636 | 99.45 | – | $130,871.09 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.55 | –0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,761 | 72.51 | +8.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,392 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +15.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Yukon | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Brendan Hanley | 6,471 | 33.35 | –0.12 | $94,780.33 | |||
| Conservative | Barbara Dunlop | 5,096 | 26.26 | –6.48 | $76,590.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Vollans-Leduc | 4,354 | 22.44 | +0.47 | $47,903.91 | |||
| Independent | Jonas Jacot Smith | 2,639 | 13.60 | – | $50,603.11 | |||
| Green | Lenore Morris | 846 | 4.36 | –6.11 | $13,461.75 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,406 | 99.27 | – | $112,909.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 142 | 0.73 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,548 | 64.13 | –7.34 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 30,482 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
