Alupa Clarke

Alupa Clarke MP
Shadow Minister for Official Languages and la Francophonie
In office January 28, 2019 – Present
Leader	Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Steven Blaney
Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs
In office November 20, 2015 – October 16, 2016
Leader	Rona Ambrose
Succeeded by	John Brassard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Raymond Côté
Personal details
Born	1986 Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Quebec City

Alupa Clarke MP (born 1986) is a Canadian politician. Clarke was elected to represent the riding of Beauport—Limoilou in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is currently Shadow Minister for Official Languages and la Francophonie.

Biography

Alupa A. Clarke was born in Quebec City on April 4, 1986. As the second child of a mother from Beauport, Quebec, and a father from Vancouver.

Clarke grew up in New Brunswick before spending several years overseas. After graduating from high school, he returned to Canada.

Clarke completed a master’s degree in political science at Laval University, writing a thesis on constitutional theories of the judicialization of politics. At the same time, he followed the family tradition of serving in the military as part of the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Lévis, Quebec. Clarke’s political involvement began in 2007, when he joined the Conservative Party of Canada.

Clarke spent eight years as an active member of the Conservative Party before being elected as a Member of Parliament. In addition to taking part in various election campaigns and numerous party events, Clarke was president of the Laval University Conservative association from 2013 to 2014 and president of the Beauport–Limoilou Conservative riding association in 2013. Finally, in 2013 he completed an internship with the issues management team in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.

Clarke is married and a father of two. He lives in Beauport with his wife, son and daughter.

Political career

In the 2015 general election, following a long campaign during which he knocked on over 20,000 doors, Clarke was elected the MP for Beauport–Limoilou. Soon after, the Honourable Rona Ambrose named him Official Opposition critic for veterans affairs (2015–2016) and, later, Official Opposition critic for public services and procurement (2016–2017). Clarke’s parliamentary duties included sitting on the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) and the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO).

In 2017, the new Conservative Leader, the Honourable Andrew Scheer, appointed Clarke Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Official Languages and La Francophonie, and since September 2018, he serves as Deputy Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion, Official Languages and la Francophonie. Clarke currently sits on the Standing Committee on Official Languages as Vice-Chair.

Clarke loves being active in his riding and makes sure to meet with his constituents on a regular basis, including by doing his trademark door-knocking.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Alupa Clarke	15,461	30.58	+5.3	–
	New Democratic	Raymond Côté	12,881	25.48	-20.42	–
	Liberal	Antoine Bujold	12,854	25.41	+19.06	–
	Bloc Québécois	Doni Berberi	7,467	14.77	-5.37	–
	Green	Dalila Elhak	1,220	2.41	+0.55	–
	Libertarian	Francis Bedard	423	0.84	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Claude Moreau	128	0.25	+0.02	–
	Strength in Democracy	Bladimir Laborit	124	0.25	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,558	100.0		$213,227.45
Total rejected ballots			941	–	–
Turnout			51,499	–	–
Eligible voters			78,601
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+12.86
Source: Elections Canada