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Brendan Hanley
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 5, 2025
Member of Parliament
for Yukon
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byLarry Bagnell
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 66–67)[1]
PartyLiberal
SpouseLise Farynowski
Children2
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

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]

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

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2025 Canadian federal election: Yukon
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBrendan Hanley12,00953.05+19.70$90,427.99
ConservativeRyan Leef8,71938.52+12.26$66,626.41
New DemocraticKatherine McCallum1,4346.34–16.10$33,019.36
GreenGabrielle Dupont4742.09–2.27$9,267.12
Total valid votes/expense limit 22,63699.45–$130,871.09
Total rejected ballots 1250.55–0.18
Turnout 22,76172.51+8.38
Eligible voters 31,392
Liberal hold Swing +15.98
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 Canadian federal election: Yukon
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBrendan Hanley6,47133.35–0.12$94,780.33
ConservativeBarbara Dunlop5,09626.26–6.48$76,590.55
New DemocraticLisa Vollans-Leduc4,35422.44+0.47$47,903.91
IndependentJonas Jacot Smith2,63913.60–$50,603.11
GreenLenore Morris8464.36–6.11$13,461.75
Total valid votes/expense limit 19,40699.27–$112,909.79
Total rejected ballots 1420.73+0.10
Turnout 19,54864.13–7.34
Eligible voters 30,482
Liberal hold Swing +3.30
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

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  1. 1 2 Giilck, Tim (August 11, 2021). "'This is the right place to be,' Hanley says". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ Tukker, Paul (September 21, 2021). "From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon". CBC News. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Yukon's candidates: Brendan Hanley seeks a career change". CBC News. August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Biographies" (PDF). Growth Mindset YTA Territory-Wide Conference 2018. 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Yukon". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  7. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Yukon". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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