Martin Shields
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Martin Shields | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian 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 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Brooks, Alberta |
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]
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]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Martin Shields | 38,701 | 77.42 | –5.97 | – | |||
| Liberal | William MacDonald Alexander | 6,840 | 13.68 | +10.14 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn MacWilliam | 2,622 | 5.25 | –2.91 | – | |||
| Green | Rita Ann Fromholt | 919 | 1.84 | –1.57 | – | |||
| Independent | Andrew Kucy | 543 | 1.09 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Frans VandeStroet | 280 | 0.56 | – | – | |||
| Democratic Advancement | Fahed Khalid | 83 | 0.17 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,988 | 100.00 | $228,413.98 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,139 | 66.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,146 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –8.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Martin Shields – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/brooks-mayor-martin-shields-selected-over-rob-anders-in-bow-river-tory-nomination-1.2016854
- ^ http://lethbridgeliving.com/previous-articles/item/meet-your-federal-candidates
- ^ "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
