Martin Shields MP (born April 28, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Bow River in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1]
Martin Shields | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bow River | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Created |
| Mayor of Brooks | |
| In office October 22, 2007 – October 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Don Weisbeck |
| Succeeded by | Fred Rattai (acting) |
| Brooks City Councillor | |
| In office October 26, 2004 – October 22, 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1948 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Brooks, Alberta |
Prior to his election, he served as the mayor of Brooks, Alberta since 2007.[2] He was born in 1948[3] in Lethbridge, Alberta. Prior to his career in politics, Shields served as a teacher and school administrator for 30 years. He was also a part-time university instructor for 20 years.
Electoral record edit
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Bow River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Martin Shields | 46,279 | 83.9 | +6.48 | $65,788.69 | |||
| Liberal | Margaret Rhemtulla | 3,173 | 5.8 | -7.88 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn Macwilliam | 3,086 | 5.6 | +0.35 | none listed | |||
| People's | Tom Ikert | 1,321 | 2.4 | - | none listed | |||
| Green | Hendrika Maria Tuithof de Jonge | 826 | 1.5 | -0.34 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Tom Lipp | 453 | 0.8 | +0.24 | $9,450.78 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,138 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | |||||||
| Turnout | 55,372 | 70.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,944 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Bow River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Martin Shields | 38,701 | 77.42 | –5.97 | $79,588.40 | |||
| Liberal | William MacDonald Alexander | 6,840 | 13.68 | +10.14 | $2,815.97 | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn MacWilliam | 2,622 | 5.25 | –2.91 | $1,102.35 | |||
| Green | Rita Ann Fromholt | 919 | 1.84 | –1.57 | – | |||
| Independent | Andrew Kucy | 543 | 1.09 | – | $7,287.85 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Frans VandeStroet | 280 | 0.56 | – | $883.46 | |||
| Democratic Advancement | Fahed Khalid | 83 | 0.17 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,988 | 100.00 | $229,883.88 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,139 | 66.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,146 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –8.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2013 Brooks mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate[9] | Vote[9] | % |
| Martin Shields | 1,879 | 72.38 |
| Priscilla Petersen | 483 | 18.61 |
| Loran Casimere Fells | 234 | 9.01 |
| 2010 Brooks mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Martin Shields | 2,141 | 86.1 |
| Patrick Ketchmark | 346 | 13.9 |
| 2007 Brooks mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Martin Shields | 1,527 | 57.3 |
| Carol Secondiak | 1,137 | 42.7 |
References edit
- ^ Martin Shields – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Brooks mayor Martin Shields selected over Rob Anders in Bow River Tory nomination". 20 September 2014.
- ^ http://lethbridgeliving.com/previous-articles/item/meet-your-federal-candidates
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bow River (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "City Brooks - Alberta's Centennial City". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.