Eric Duncan (politician)

Eric Duncan
MP
Conservative Party Caucus Liaison
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
LeaderPierre Poilievre
Preceded byTim Uppal
Conservative Party
Question Period Coordinator
In office
September 2, 2020 – September 13, 2022
LeaderErin O'Toole
Candice Bergen
Pierre Poilievre
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChris Warkentin (As Deputy Whip & QP Coordinator)
Member of Parliament
for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byGuy Lauzon
Personal details
Born (1987-11-10) November 10, 1987 (age 37)
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceWinchester, Ontario[1]

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry voters pick Conservative Eric Duncan". CBC News Ottawa, October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "SDSG Votes 2019: Conservative Eric Duncan wins handily". Cornwall Standard Freeholder, October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Mark Bonokoski (December 2, 2019). "BONOKOSKI: Scheer shuns Conservative Party's first openly-gay MP". Toronto Sun. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Peter Zimonjic and Katie Simpson, "Scheer gets support from openly gay candidate over same-sex marriage controversy". CBC News, August 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Ryan Flanagan (November 4, 2019). "New Conservative MP says party needs to rethink LGBTQ positions, become 'more modern'". CTV News. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eric Duncan - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".