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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 (age 76)
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[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Bow River
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Martin Shields 46,279 83.9 +6.48 $65,788.69
Liberal Margaret Rhemtulla 3,173 5.8 -7.88 none listed
New Democratic Lynn Macwilliam 3,086 5.6 +0.35 none listed
People's Tom Ikert 1,321 2.4 - none listed
Green Hendrika Maria Tuithof de Jonge 826 1.5 -0.34 $0.00
Christian Heritage Tom Lipp 453 0.8 +0.24 $9,450.78
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,138 100.0
Total rejected ballots 234
Turnout 55,372 70.1
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
Conservative Martin Shields 38,701 77.42 –5.97 $79,588.40
Liberal William MacDonald Alexander 6,840 13.68 +10.14 $2,815.97
New Democratic Lynn MacWilliam 2,622 5.25 –2.91 $1,102.35
Green Rita Ann Fromholt 919 1.84 –1.57 –
Independent Andrew Kucy 543 1.09 – $7,287.85
Christian Heritage Frans VandeStroet 280 0.56 – $883.46
Democratic Advancement Fahed Khalid 83 0.17 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,988 100.00   $229,883.88
Total rejected ballots 151 0.30 –
Turnout 50,139 66.72 –
Eligible voters 75,146
Conservative hold Swing –8.06
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2013 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate[9] Vote[9] %
Martin Shields 1,879 72.38
Priscilla Petersen 483 18.61
Loran Casimere Fells 234 9.01
2010 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Martin Shields 2,141 86.1
Patrick Ketchmark 346 13.9
2007 Brooks mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Martin Shields 1,527 57.3
Carol Secondiak 1,137 42.7

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "City Brooks - Alberta's Centennial City". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Shields

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