| Patrick W. Brown | |
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| Member of Parliament for Barrie |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Aileen Carroll |
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| Born | May 26, 1978 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Single |
| Residence | Barrie, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Patrick W. Brown (born May 26, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006, Brown was elected to serve in the Canadian parliament representing the riding of Barrie. Brown defeated Aileen Carroll, the incumbent Liberal MP and cabinet minister, in a re-match of the 2004 election in which he had been defeated.
Brown was the Deputy Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union (IYDU). He has also represented Canada on a number of international assistance projects hosted by the IYDU.
Brown served two terms as President of the Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF) from 1998 to 2002. He also served on the executive of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, as a Vice President.
As PCYF President, Brown was one of the early supporters of a united right and drew criticism for his decision to support a united right from party leader Joe Clark and Member of Parliament Scott Brison. Nonetheless, Brown was later re-elected as PCYF president with 81 percent of the vote against Jonathan Frate of Manitoba.
Brown graduated from St. Michael's College School and then went on to study political science at the University of Toronto. He then graduated with a law degree from the University of Windsor.
During his second year at law school, he was one of 10 recipients of the prestigious As Prime Minister Awards. He also worked for Magna International in their legal department over a period of four years.
Brown was elected to the city of Barrie council in 2000 at age 22, defeating the incumbent councillor. He was re-elected in 2003 with 72 percent of the vote, the largest margin of victory in the city that year.
Brown was re-elected to parliament in the 2008 election by a large margin, more than double that of the next candidate. He defeated the relatively unknown, newcomer Liberal candidate, Rick Jones, by 15,195 votes.[1] Liberal leader Stéphane Dion was immediately blamed for a substantially weaker Liberal showing at the polls across the country, which may have contributed to this wide margin.[2]
In the 2011 election, Brown was elected to his third term in office[3] by a wide margin.[4]
In November 2010, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation expressed concern about how Patrick Brown used his Canadian House of Commons account. He sent flyers to his riding which included a letter of support and a flyer from Councillor Michael Prowse. Brown used his House of Commons account to pay for the mailing because Michael Prowse could not afford to send the flyer out himself.[5]
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| Preceded by Tasha Kheiriddin |
President, Progressive Conservative Youth Federation 1998 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Keith Marlowe |
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