John Barlow (Canadian politician)
John Barlow | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Barlow in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Foothills | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Member of Parliament for Macleod | |
| In office June 30, 2014 – August 2, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Menzies |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1971 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Okotoks, Alberta, Canada |
| Profession | Newspaper editor |
John Barlow MP (born October 13, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election.[1]
Barlow was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills,[2] and again on October 21, 2019.[3]
Prior to his election, Barlow was a newspaper editor.[4] Barlow had previously run for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Highwood during the 2012 Alberta general election,[5] losing to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.
Political career[edit]
Barlow was first elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election[1] resulting from the retirement of former Member of Parliament Ted Menzies.
He was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills,[2] Alberta and again on October 21, 2019.[3]
Interprovincial Trade Critic[edit]
In 2016, Barlow was appointed as the Interprovincial Trade Critic[6] by Rona Ambrose, the interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. As critic, he focused on the campaign, #FreeTheBeer,[7] which is intended to build public pressure for the provinces to ratify a free trade deal for Canada, specifically focused on alcohol trade between provinces.
Also in 2016, Barlow tabled his Private Member's Bill C-351, "An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (importation)".[8] If passed, this legislation would:
- allow producers to sell their product directly to consumers anywhere in Canada without permission of a provincial liquor board, and
- allow a person to transport alcohol from one province to another for personal use.[9]
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food (Associate)[edit]
In 2016, newly elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer, appointed Barlow as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food (Associate). Simultaneously, Barlow also sits on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.[10]
Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour[edit]
On Friday September 7, 2018, Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition, appointed John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour.[11] He was also appointed as the Vice-Chair for the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.[12] This position was previously held by MP Steven Blaney.
Electoral record[edit]
Federal[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Foothills | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 53,872 | 82.13 | +6.63 | $51,528.31 | |||
| Liberal | Cheryl Moller | 3,856 | 5.88 | -7.48 | $3,720.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Mickail Hendi | 3,767 | 5.74 | -0.69 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Bridget Lacey | 2,398 | 3.66 | +0.41 | none listed | |||
| People's | Greg Hession | 1,698 | 2.59 | – | $11,956.99 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,591 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 290 | |||||||
| Turnout | 65,881 | 76,6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,027 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 46,166 | 75.70 | -2.12 | $66,508.37 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya MacPherson | 8,149 | 13.36 | +9.84 | $3,837.36 | |||
| New Democratic | Alison Thompson | 3,919 | 6.43 | -3.67 | $9,096.95 | |||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 1,983 | 3.25 | -1.50 | $16,306.65 | |||
| Libertarian | Cory Morgan | 424 | 0.70 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Slingerland | 345 | 0.57 | – | $9,192.08 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,986 | 100.00 | $237,098.11 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 141 | 0.23 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,127 | 74.20 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,380 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Macleod | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 12,616 | 69.16 | −8.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Dustin Fuller | 3,092 | 16.95 | +13.27 | ||||
| Green | Larry Ashmore | 991 | 5.43 | +0.81 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | David J. Reimer | 774 | 4.24 | +3.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Aileen Burke | 770 | 4.22 | −6.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 18,243 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 81 | 0.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 18,324 | 19.92 | −41.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,007 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.80 | ||||||
| By-election due to the resignation of Ted Menzies. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17]
| ||||||||
Provincial[edit]
| 2012 Alberta general election: Highwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Danielle Smith | 10,094 | 52.59% | 41.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Barlow | 8,159 | 42.51% | −22.11% | ||||
| Liberal | Keegan Gibson | 547 | 2.85% | −10.90% | ||||
| New Democratic | Miles Dato | 392 | 2.04% | −1.30% | ||||
| Total | 19,192 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,649 | 58.8% | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Contact Information - BARLOW, John". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ a b Burnett, Ben. "John Barlow Re-Elected as Foothills MP". OkotoksOnline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Graveland, Bill (March 9, 2014). "John Barlow wins hotly contested federal Conservative nomination for Macleod byelection". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Redford and Smith hit Alberta hustings on each other's turf". Retrieved 26 September 2017 – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "I was appointed as Interprovincial Trade Critic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Canada, Conservative Party of. "Free the Beer". Free the Beer. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "LEGISinfo - Private Member's Bill C-351 (42-1)". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Bill C-351 | John Barlow". johnbarlowmp.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "AGRI - Members". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "John Barlow appointed as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour | John Barlow". johnbarlowmp.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "HUMA - Members - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.