Phil McColeman (born March 15, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party. He represented the riding of Brant from 2008 to 2015 and, following the 2012 federal electoral district redistribution, he represented the riding of Brantford—Brant from 2015 to 2021.[1] On 8 January 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.[2]
Phil McColeman | |
|---|---|
 McColeman in 2016 | |
| Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board | |
| In office October 16, 2016 – August 30, 2017 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Deltell |
| Member of Parliament for Brantford—Brant (Brant; 2008–2015) | |
| In office October 14, 2008 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd St. Amand |
| Succeeded by | Larry Brock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1954 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Nancy (August 23, 1975-present) |
| Residence(s) | Brantford, Ontario |
Prior to entering politics, McColeman ran a construction business for 24 years. He is also a former president of the Brantford Homebuilders’ Association.[3]
Electoral record edit
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Phil McColeman | 26,849 | 40.27 | -0.62 | $85,964.44 | |||
| Liberal | Danielle Takacs | 20,454 | 30.68 | -0.01 | $112,425.11 | |||
| New Democratic | Sabrina Sawyer | 13,131 | 19.70 | -5.14 | $10,388.48 | |||
| Green | Bob Jonkman | 4,257 | 6.39 | +3.89 | none listed | |||
| People's | Dave Wrobel | 1,320 | 1.98 | – | none listed | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Jeffrey Gallagher | 394 | 0.59 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | John Turmel | 146 | 0.22 | -0.04 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Leslie Bory | 115 | 0.17 | – | $2,115.19 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,666 | 99.26 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 497 | 0.74 | +0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 67,163 | 61.84 | -3.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 108,602 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Phil McColeman | 25,874 | 40.89 | -7.52 | $141,798.50 | |||
| Liberal | Danielle Takacs | 19,422 | 30.70 | +11.80 | $76,160.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Marc Laferriere | 15,715 | 24.84 | -4.11 | $65,824.80 | |||
| Green | Kevin Brandt | 1,582 | 2.50 | -0.70 | $6,475.96 | |||
| Libertarian | Rob Ferguson | 515 | 0.81 | – | – | |||
| Independent | John C. Turmel | 164 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,272 | 99.57 | $241,022.79 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.43 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 63,544 | 65.23 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,409 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Phil McColeman | 28,045 | 48.9 | +7.0 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Marc Laferriere | 16,351 | 28.5 | +11.3 | – | |||
| Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 10,780 | 18.8 | -14.2 | – | |||
| Green | Nora Fueten | 1,858 | 3.2 | -3.8 | – | |||
| Independent | Leslie Bory | 174 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Martin Sitko | 138 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 57,346 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.4 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 57,589 | 60.1 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 94,485 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Phil McColeman | 22,628 | 41.9 | +5.9 | $84,126 | |||
| Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 17,839 | 33.0 | -3.9 | $82,233 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Van Tilborg | 9,297 | 17.2 | -4.1 | $22,079 | |||
| Green | Nora Fueten | 3,805 | 7.0 | +2.4 | $15,692 | |||
| Christian Heritage | John Gots | 369 | 0.6 | -0.3 | $286 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,938 | 100 | $94,138 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 22,077 | 36.9 | -1.1 | $73,699 | |||
| Conservative | Phil McColeman | 21,495 | 36.0 | +2.9 | $84,866 | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn Bowering | 12,713 | 21.3 | -0.7 | $30,536 | |||
| Green | Adam King | 2,729 | 4.6 | -0.5 | $4,293 | |||
| Christian Heritage | John H. Wubs | 526 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 213 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,753 | 100.00 | – | $86,871 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | |||||||
| Turnout | 59,753 | 65.03 | +4.75 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 91,872 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Ruby, Michelle (2019-10-22). "McColeman celebrates fourth election win". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Conservative MP Phil McColeman says he won't seek re-election". CityNews. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ Ruby, Michelle (2019-09-30). "'Lots left to do,' says Conservative candidate". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brantford—Brant, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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