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Steven Fletcher (born June 17, 1972) is a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He won his seat in the Canadian federal election of 2004, running for the Conservative Party of Canada.Fletcher was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his father was working as an engineer. He was twice elected present of the University of Manitoba's student union, and pursued a policy of debt reduction while holding this position. In November 2001, he co-chaired the Progressive Conservative Party's policy forum, "Solutions for the 21st Century". Shortly before the 2004 election, he received a business administration degree from the University of Manitoba, and became President of the Manitoba Conservative Party (ie. the provincial organizational branch of the federal Conservative Party).
Fletcher became a complete quadriplegic after hitting a moose with his vehicle while on his way to a new job in northen Manitoba in 1996. He has no voluntary control of muscles below his neck, and must have any needs attended to by others. He is the first permanently disabled MP in Canadian history. A running joke during his campaign was that he will have to be a front bench MP, as the backbenches are not wheelchair-accessible. In addition, he has created the need for a 'stranger to the House' - a person who is not officially an MP or officer of Parliament - to actually be on the Commons floor during sessions; Fletcher's assistant must handle almost any task requiring fine motor skills for him.
Fletcher's victory in the 2004 election was regarded by many as an upset, although polls taken before election day indicated that the race would be close. He defeated popular former Winnipeg Mayor Glen Murray, who was running for the Liberal Party of Canada. Fletcher received 18688 votes, against 17954 for Murray.
Fletcher has claimed that health care will be his main priority as an MP. He is also known to favour some socially conservative causes.
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Members of Parliament from Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
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