Marty Morantz
Martin "Marty" B. Morantz MP (born April 7, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley in the House of Commons of Canada as their Member of Parliament. Morantz ran as the Conservative candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election, unseating Liberal incumbent Doug Eyolfson in the riding.
Morantz served as City Councillor for the Charleswood-Tuxedo-Whyte Ridge ward on Winnipeg City Council from 2014 to 2018.[1] During his time on City Council, Morantz chaired both the Finance and Infrastructure committees and also served on the Executive Policy Committee.[2]
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Education & Life Before Politics[edit]
Prior to his career in politics, Morantz attended the University of Manitoba, earning his Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies. Following this he attended Osgoode Hall to acquire his law degree, after which he spent twenty-three years as a partner at a downtown Winnipeg law firm. [3]
In 2009, Morantz became President of Jernat Investments Ltd., a property investment and financial services firm with holdings primarily in multi-unit apartment buildings. [4]
Morantz has also served on the boards of many community groups, including those focused on autism advocacy and research, assisted living, and numerous groups in the Jewish community. [5]
Electoral record[edit]
2019 Canadian federal election[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Marty Morantz | 18,815 | 40.7 | +1.66 | ||||
| Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 16,398 | 35.5 | -16.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken St. George | 6,556 | 14.2 | +8.17 | ||||
| Green | Kristin Lauhn-Jensen | 2,178 | 4.7 | +1.78 | ||||
| People's | Steven Fletcher | 1,975 | 4.3 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Melissa Penner | 166 | 0.4 | – | ||||
| Independent | Brian Ho | 140 | 0.3 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,228 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 256 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,484 | 71.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,375 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
2014 Winnipeg municipal election[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Morantz | 6,281 | 34.94 |
| Evan Duncan | 5,812 | 32.33 |
| Luc Lewandoski | 2,950 | 16.41 |
| Nadine Stiller | 1,956 | 10.88 |
| Kevin Nichols | 978 | 5.44 |
2011 Manitoba provincial election[edit]
| 2011 Manitoba general election: River Heights | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jon Gerrard | 4,742 | 45.91 | −5.15 | $35,683.03 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Marty Morantz | 3,384 | 32.76 | +7.65 | $37,469.17 | |||
| New Democratic | Dan Manning | 1,835 | 17.76 | −2.01 | $10,119.45 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth May Cameron | 370 | 3.57 | −0.48 | $498.55 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,358 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 29 | |||||||
| Turnout | 10,387 | 72.51 | +3.17 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 14,325 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Thorpe, Ryan (October 21, 2019). "Morantz goes from city council to Ottawa". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "City Councillor Marty Morantz plunges into federal politics". www.jewishpostandnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "City Councillor Marty Morantz plunges into federal politics". www.jewishpostandnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "About your MP". Charleswood-St James-Assiniboia-Headingley. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "About your MP". Charleswood-St James-Assiniboia-Headingley. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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