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{{Infobox officeholder 
| name=Peter Julian
| honorific-suffix = 
| image = Peter Julian, député du NPD (cropped).jpg
| caption = Julian in 2017
| office1      = [[House Leader of the New Democratic Party]]
| term_start1  = March 14, 2019
| term_end1    = April 28, 2025
| leader1      = [[Jagmeet Singh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Ruth Ellen Brosseau]]
| successor1 = [[Alexandre Boulerice]]
| term_start2  = October 24, 2017
| term_end2    = January 24, 2018
| leader2      = Jagmeet Singh
| predecessor2 = [[Murray Rankin]]
| successor2   = Ruth Ellen Brosseau
| term_start3  = March 20, 2014
| term_end3    = October 18, 2016
| leader3      = [[Tom Mulcair]]
| predecessor3 = [[Nathan Cullen]]
| successor3   = Murray Rankin
| office4      = [[Opposition House Leader]]
| term_start4  = March 20, 2014
| term_end4    = October 19, 2015
| leader4      = Tom Mulcair
| predecessor4 = Nathan Cullen
| successor4   = [[Andrew Scheer]]
| parliament5  = Canadian
| riding5      = {{nowrap|[[New Westminster—Burnaby]]}} <br />[[Burnaby—New Westminster]] (2004–2015)
| term_start5  = June 28, 2004
| term_end5    = April 28, 2025
| predecessor5 = ''riding established''
| successor5   = [[Jake Sawatzky]]
| office6      = [[Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)|Shadow Minister for Natural Resources]]
| term_start6  = April 19, 2012
| term_end6    = March 19, 2014
| 1blankname6  = Shadowing
| 1namedata6   = [[Joe Oliver (politician)|Joe Oliver]]
| leader6      = Tom Mulcair
| predecessor6 = [[Claude Gravelle]]
| successor6   = [[Chris Charlton]]
| office7      = [[Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development|Shadow Minister for Industry]]
| term_start7  = May 26, 2011
| term_end7    = October 31, 2011
| 1blankname7  = Shadowing
| 1namedata7   = [[Christian Paradis]]
| leader7      = [[Jack Layton]]<br />[[Nycole Turmel]]
| predecessor7 = [[Marc Garneau]]
| successor7   = [[Guy Caron]]

| birth_date= {{Birth date and age | 1962|04|16}}
| birth_place=  [[New Westminster]], British Columbia, Canada
| death_date=
| death_place=
| profession= Community activist, politician
| party=[[New Democratic Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| footnotes=
| spouse= Limei Tian
}}
'''Peter S. Julian''' (born April 16, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was a [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP) from 2004 to 2025. He represented the ridings of [[Burnaby—New Westminster]] from 2004 to 2015 and [[New Westminster—Burnaby]] from 2015 to 2025. He also served as the [[House Leader|house leader]] for the NDP for much of his political career. He was defeated in the [[2025 Canadian federal election]].

==Personal life==
Julian was born on April 16, 1962, in [[New Westminster]], British Columbia, to Terry and Ruth Julian. His father Terry was a school administrator, historian and author, and a 2002 recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal|Queen's Jubilee Medal]]. He has a sister, Randi, and a brother, Patrick.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Julian played basketball for [[Douglas College]] and was a sports reporter for ''The Other Press'' in the 1980's.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Bex |title=Then and now: The ‘Other Press’ of the ’80s |url=https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/dc%3A35028/datastream/PDF |access-date=9 October 2023 |issue=4 |publisher=The Other Press |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> Prior to his political career, Julian worked in a variety of settings, including as a financial administrator, and as a manual labourer at an oil refinery, factories and various small businesses.<ref>{{Cite news| last1 = Kirkup| first1 = Kristy| last2 = Dickson| first2 = Janice| title = Amid criticism, Ottawa Police chief says his service is turning up heat on protesters, but needs more resources| work = The Globe and Mail| accessdate = 2022-02-07| date = 2022-02-07| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-amid-criticism-ottawa-police-chief-says-his-service-is-turning-up-heat/}}{{Cite web| last = Peter Julian| title = It’s essential 4 @OttawaPolice 2 act. Stockpiles of propane tanks & gas canisters are thrown together only metres from where there is indiscriminate & irresponsible use of fireworks. I worked in an oil refinery. People have to be responsible around flammables. #TruckersGoHome| work = @MPJulian| format = Tweet| accessdate = 2022-02-07| date = 2022-02-07| url = https://twitter.com/MPJulian/status/1490741303629463555}}{{Cite web| title = Meet Peter| work = Peter Julian, MP New Westminster-Burnaby| accessdate = 2022-02-07| url = https://www.peterjulian.ca/about}}</ref>

Julian is fluently bilingual in English and French and is also functional in [[American Sign Language]]. He lives in the 10th Avenue area of New Westminster. He graduated from [[New Westminster Secondary School]] and holds a bachelor's degree in [[political science]] from the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] with a specialization in International Relations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://peterjulian.ndp.ca/about |title=About Peter Julian |year=2012 |work=Official Peter Julian Web Page |publisher=NDP Web Site |access-date=April 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114180343/http://peterjulian.ndp.ca/about |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Political career==
In 2002, Julian ran for the [[New Westminster City Council|city council]] in New Westminster, British Columbia. He received 3,275 votes, losing a spot on the council by 74 votes.<ref>[http://www.newwestcity.ca/cityhall/Leg_Info/Election02_unofficial_results.htm New West City] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930141636/http://www.newwestcity.ca/cityhall/Leg_Info/Election02_unofficial_results.htm |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>

After losing his bid for city council, Julian ran for the New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of [[Burnaby—New Westminster]], British Columbia. On March 7, 2004, Julian defeated Dave Mackinon to be the NDP's candidate in the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 federal election]]. Julian won the general election, defeating Mary Pynenburg of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] by just 329 votes. He was re-elected by 3,971 votes over Pynenburg in [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006]]. In the federal election held on [[2008 Canadian federal election|October 14, 2008]], Julian won the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster by over 6,900 votes. Julian won the riding again in [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011]] with 49.67% of the votes.<ref>[[Burnaby—New Westminster]]</ref>

In the [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada|New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet]], Julian was the Energy and Natural Resources Critic.<ref name="critic role">{{cite news |title=Burnaby-New Westminster MP to be NDP energy critic |url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/148182465.html |newspaper=Burnaby NewsLeader |date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183154/http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/148182465.html |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Julian previously served as the NDP critic for International Trade, Transportation, Persons with Disabilities, Treasury Board, Western Fisheries Critic, Industry, and the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peterjulian.ca| title=Peter Julian| access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> Julian also served as the Deputy NDP Caucus Chair. During the 2011–12 NDP leadership race, Julian took over from candidate [[Peggy Nash]] to serve as the NDP's Finance Critic until the race was over, at which point Nash retook her spot and Julian was shifted to the lower-profile position of Energy Critic.<ref name="critic role" />

Julian vocally opposed the [[Security and Prosperity Partnership]] (SPP) that he believed threatened Canada's sovereignty through deep integration with the United States and Mexico. As NDP Transport Critic, Julian led the successful fight in the House of Commons to stop the SMS transport safety bill, which he believed to be an attempt to turn safety over to air transport companies themselves, something Julian termed "self-serve safety". Julian also initiated an NDP task force to meet and consult with diverse Canadian immigrant communities across the country, and to learn more about the challenges they face.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

''[[The Georgia Straight]]'' newspaper has called Julian "one of the region's hardest working politicians". Julian ranked third of 308 MPs in the 39th Parliament on bills, votes, and speeches.<ref>[http://www.howdtheyvote.ca www.howdtheyvote.ca]</ref>

Amid the NDP's third-place performance in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]], Julian was re-elected. Party leader [[Tom Mulcair]] appointed him to continue serving as NDP House Leader.<ref name="HouseLeader2015">{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peter-julian-ndp-house-leader-1.3286055 | title=Peter Julian to continue as NDP House Leader in next Parliament |work=[[CBC News]] | date=23 October 2015 | access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref>

On December 21, 2016, Julian registered to run in the [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|NDP leadership race]] to succeed Tom Mulcair.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/national/peter+julian+first+candidate+enter+race+leadership+says+still/12603866/story.html |title=Peter Julian first to register as NDP leadership candidate but says he's still thinking about it |last=Smith |first=Marie-Danielle |newspaper=Calgary Herald |date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> He withdrew on July 5, 2017, after trailing fellow candidates [[Charlie Angus]], [[Niki Ashton]], [[Guy Caron]], and [[Jagmeet Singh]] in fundraising.<ref name="peterout">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peter-julian-quit-ndp-leadership-1.4192731| title=Peter Julian to quit NDP leadership race| work=[[CBC News]]| date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=MPJulian| author=Peter Julian| number=883022894531588101| date=July 6, 2017| title=It's with mixed feelings that I'm announcing my withdrawal from #NDPldr race – fund-raising results have been disappointing.}}</ref> He subsequently endorsed Singh for leader.<ref>{{cite news |last=Forrest |first=Maura |date=September 7, 2017 |title=Former candidate Peter Julian endorses Jagmeet Singh's NDP leadership bid |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/former-candidate-peter-julian-endorses-jagmeet-singhs-ndp-leadership-bid |work=[[National Post]] |location= |access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>

On January 31, 2018, Julian was named finance critic in the [[New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada|NDP shadow cabinet]] by party leader Jagmeet Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-ndp-moving-to-strengthen-ties-with-b-c-in-shadow-cabinet-shuffle|title = Federal NDP moving to strengthen ties with B.C. In shadow cabinet shuffle}}</ref> In addition, Julian was made House Leader of the NDP and energy critic on March 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mar 14|first1=Marco Vigliotti Published on|last2=2019 2:53pm|date=2019-03-14|title=Jagmeet Singh shuffles NDP critics as he prepares to enter House|url=https://ipolitics.ca/2019/03/14/jagmeet-singh-shuffles-ndp-critics-as-he-prepares-to-enter-house/|access-date=2020-08-17|website=iPolitics|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the [[2025 Canadian federal election]], Julian was [[unseated]] by Liberal candidate [[Jake Sawatzky]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Jeremy |date=2025-04-29 |title=Liberals win in New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville, flip NDP stronghold |url=https://tricitiesdispatch.com/liberal-win-burnaby-new-westminster-maillardville/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Tri-Cities Dispatch |language=en-CA}}</ref>

==Volunteer work==

He also co-founded the Save St. Mary's Hospital Community Coalition. He was a founding member of the BC Disability Employment Network and the Burnaby-New Westminster Council of Canadians. He has also volunteered for the local Emergency Social Services, for [[New Westminster|Royal City]] Soccer, East [[Burnaby]] Minor Baseball, the [[United Way of Canada|United Way]], and the [[United Church of Canada]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==Committees==
*[[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade]]

==Electoral record==
===Summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|+Electoral history of Peter Julian – Constituency elections
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Year
! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Type
! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Riding
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Party
! colspan="4" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Votes for Julian
! rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | Result
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0;" | [[Swing (politics)|Swing]]
|-
! style="background:#eaecf0;" | Total
! style="background:#eaecf0;" | %
! style="background:#eaecf0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}.
! style="background:#eaecf0;" | {{tooltip|2=Change in percentage value since previous election|±%}}
|-
![[1989 Quebec general election|1989]]
|Quebec general
|[[Saint-François (electoral district)|Saint-François]]
|style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|QC|NDP}};" |
|[[Parti de la démocratie socialiste]]
|884
|3.07%
|4th
| -1.15
|{{no2|Lost}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|QC|Liberal}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
!2002
|Municipal general
|[[New Westminster City Council]]
|style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent}};" |
|{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|name}}
|3,275
|–
|7th
|–
|{{no2|Lost}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent}};" |
|n/a
|-
![[2004 Canadian federal election|2004]]
|rowspan="8"|Federal general
|rowspan="4"|[[Burnaby—New Westminster]]
|rowspan="8" style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|rowspan="8"|[[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]]
|14,061
|34.58%
|1st
| +18.44
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Gain'''
|-
![[2006 Canadian federal election|2006]]
|17,391
|38.79%
|1st
| +4.21
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2008 Canadian federal election|2008]]
|20,145
|46.49%
|1st
| +7.71
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2011 Canadian federal election|2011]]
|22,193
|49.67%
|1st
| +3.18
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2015 Canadian federal election|2015]]
|rowspan="3"|[[New Westminster—Burnaby]]
|22,876
|43.46%
|1st
| -8.32
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2019 Canadian federal election|2019]]
|23,437
|44.20%
|1st
| +0.74
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2021 Canadian federal election|2021]]
|24,054
|48.77%
|1st
| +4.57
|{{yes2|Won}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP}};" |
|'''Hold'''
|-
![[2025 Canadian federal election|2025]]
|[[New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville]]
|17,574
|31.55%
|2nd
| -16.43
|{{no2|Lost}}
| style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |
|'''Gain'''
|}

===Full results===
{{2025 Canadian federal election/New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville}}
{{2021 Canadian federal election/New Westminster—Burnaby}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/New Westminster—Burnaby}}
{{2015 Canadian federal election/New Westminster—Burnaby}}
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Burnaby—New Westminster}}
{{2008 Canadian federal election/Burnaby—New Westminster}}
{{2006 Canadian federal election/Burnaby—New Westminster}}
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Burnaby—New Westminster}}
{{Canadian election result/top|QC|1989|Saint-François (electoral district)|Saint-François|percent=yes|collapsed=no}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|[[Monique Gagnon-Tremblay]]|14,961|51.97}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|[[Réal Rancourt]]|10,492|36.45}}
{{CANelec|QC|Unity|Richard Evans|1,881|6.53}}
{{CANelec|QC|NDP (1963)|Peter Julian|884|3.07}}
{{CANelec|QC|[[Parti 51]]|France Bougie|568|1.97}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|28,786|96.32}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|1,099|3.68}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|29,885|74.98}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|39,856|&ndash;}}
{{end}}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| [[2002 New Westminster municipal election]]: [[New Westminster City Council|City Council]] <br /> Six to be elected
|-
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 50px"| Elected
|-
| Casey Cook || 4848 || {{aye}}
|-
| [[Jerry Dobrovolny]] || 4626 || {{aye}}
|-
| [[Chuck Puchmayr]] || 4430 || {{aye}}
|-
| Bob Osterman || 3875 || {{aye}}
|-
| Calvin Donnelly || 3646 || {{aye}}
|-
| Lorrie Williams || 3349 || {{aye}}
|-
|'''Peter Julian''' || 3275
|-
|Kimiko Karpoff || 2918
|-
|Betty McIntosh || 2723
|-
|Carol Cheremkora || 2634
|-
|Charmaine Murray || 1938
|-
|Shane Polak || 1588
|-
|Fil Apolinario || 1536
|-
|Hilda Bechler || 1298
|-
|Wally Walia || 1266
|-
|Rhoda Beka-Kaellis || 1257
|-
|Shea Campbell || 1250
|-
|Lori Underwood || 1021
|-
|Ted Edwards || 1015
|-
|Gordon Cooper || 872
|-
|Ron B. Gordon || 772
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://peterjulian.ca/ Peter Julian]{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=8117}}

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