Darren Fisher (born September 10, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour since 2015. A member of the Liberal Party, Fisher was the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence from December 2024 to March 2025. He has served as the chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) since 2025. Fisher served on Halifax Regional Council from 2009 to 2015.
Darren Fisher | |
|---|---|
 Fisher in 2019 | |
| Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Patricia Lattanzio |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Élisabeth Brière |
| Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
| Member of Halifax Regional Council | |
| In office October 20, 2012 – October 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Tony Mancini |
| Constituency | District 6 Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East |
| In office 19 September 2009 – October 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Younger |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 6 East Dartmouth - The Lakes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1965 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Anne Fisher |
| Profession | Business owner |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
editFisher was elected to Parliament in 2015. He was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of health from 2019 to 2021, to the minister of economic development and official languages for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from March to August 2021, to the minister of seniors from 2021 to 2023, and to the associate minister of health and minister of mental health and addictions from 2023 to 2024. Fisher was a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) April to December 2024.[1] He became chair of NSICOP in 2025.
Fisher joined Cabinet on December 20, 2024, when he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. His appointment came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled Cabinet following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as well as several other ministers.[1][2] Fisher was dropped from cabinet on March 14, 2025, upon the formation of the 30th Canadian Ministry led by Mark Carney. Carney named him to be chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians on September 18, 2025.[3]
Electoral record
edit| 2025 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 40,367 | 67.69 | +16.19 | ||||
| Conservative | Isabelle Obeid | 13,557 | 22.73 | +19.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Keith Morrison | 4,201 | 7.04 | -25.93 | ||||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 750 | 1.26 | -8.49 | ||||
| Green | Rana Zaman | 628 | 1.05 | -1.86 | ||||
| Libertarian | Joseph Shea | 131 | 0.22 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,634 | 99.49 | +1.2 | 129,625.65 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 305 | 0.51 | -1.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,939 | 71.50 | +10.3 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,825 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,209 | 53.06 | +7.71 | $57,490.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Payne | 15,267 | 33.46 | +6.48 | $22,178.20 | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 4,781 | 10.48 | +8.82 | $17,988.11 | |||
| Green | Rana Zaman | 1,371 | 3.00 | -6.86 | $2,272.30 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,628 | 98.29 | $109,028.39 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | 1.71 | +0.97 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,424 | 61.17 | -8.48 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,898 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.62 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,259 | 45.34 | -11.89 | $67,276.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Emma Norton | 14,435 | 26.98 | +2.57 | $39,533.04 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 8,638 | 16.15 | +2.12 | $41,695.00 | |||
| Green | Lil MacPherson | 5,280 | 9.87 | +6.47 | none listed | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 887 | 1.66 | $2,485.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,499 | 99.25 | – | $104,062.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 404 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,903 | 69.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,390 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 30,407 | 58.17 | +23.45 | $64,958.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 12,757 | 24.41 | –12.02 | $137,358.97 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 7,331 | 14.03 | –11.00 | $52,263.31 | |||
| Green | Brynn Nheiley | 1,775 | 3.40 | –0.43 | $723.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,270 | 99.62 | $205,945.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,471 | 71.81 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,066 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher (Incumbent) | 4,518 | 69.50 | ||
| Jerry Pye | 1,983 | 30.50 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 "Roles - Darren Fisher - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ Tumilty, Ryan; Patel, Raisa (December 21, 2024). "Justin Trudeau avoids questions about his future after cabinet overhaul". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Prime Minister Carney announces appointments to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians". Prime Minister of Canada. September 18, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine