Martin Shields
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bow River
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding Created
Mayor of Brooks
In office
October 22, 2007 – October 27, 2015
Preceded byDon Weisbeck
Succeeded byFred Rattai (acting)
Brooks City Councillor
In office
October 26, 2004 – October 22, 2007
Personal details
Born (1948-04-28) April 28, 1948
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Children3
ResidenceBrooks, 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

2019 Canadian federal election: Bow River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMartin Shields46,27983.9+6.48$65,788.69
LiberalMargaret Rhemtulla3,1735.8-7.88none listed
New DemocraticLynn Macwilliam3,0865.6+0.35none listed
People'sTom Ikert1,3212.4-none listed
GreenHendrika Maria Tuithof de Jonge8261.5-0.34$0.00
Christian HeritageTom Lipp4530.8+0.24$9,450.78
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,138100.0
Total rejected ballots 234
Turnout 55,37270.1
Eligible voters 78,944
Conservative hold Swing +7.31
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Bow River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMartin Shields38,70177.42–5.97$79,588.40
LiberalWilliam MacDonald Alexander6,84013.68+10.14$2,815.97
New DemocraticLynn MacWilliam2,6225.25–2.91$1,102.35
GreenRita Ann Fromholt9191.84–1.57–
IndependentAndrew Kucy5431.09–$7,287.85
Christian HeritageFrans VandeStroet2800.56–$883.46
Democratic AdvancementFahed Khalid830.17––
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,988100.00 $229,883.88
Total rejected ballots 1510.30–
Turnout 50,13966.72–
Eligible voters 75,146
Conservative hold Swing –8.06
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2013 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate[9] Vote[9]  %
Martin Shields1,87972.38
Priscilla Petersen48318.61
Loran Casimere Fells2349.01
2010 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate Vote  %
Martin Shields2,14186.1
Patrick Ketchmark34613.9
2007 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate Vote  %
Martin Shields1,52757.3
Carol Secondiak1,13742.7

References

  1. ↑ Martin Shields – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ "Brooks mayor Martin Shields selected over Rob Anders in Bow River Tory nomination". 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ http://lethbridgeliving.com/previous-articles/item/meet-your-federal-candidates
  4. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bow River (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. 1 2 "City Brooks - Alberta's Centennial City". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
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