Martin Shields
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| Martin Shields MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bow River |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Created |
| Mayor of Brooks | |
| In office October 22, 2007 – October 27, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Don Weisbeck |
| Succeeded by | Fred Rattai (acting) |
| Brooks City Councillor | |
| In office October 26, 2004 – October 22, 2007 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Brooks, Alberta |
Martin Shields (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Bow River in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.
Prior to his election, he served as the mayor of Brooks, Alberta since 2007.[1] He was born in 1948[2] 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
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
