Shannon Martin (born 1970 or 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.[1] He represents the electoral district of McPhillips as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
Shannon Martin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – September 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Jasdeep Devgan |
| Constituency | McPhillips |
| In office January 28, 2014 – August 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mavis Taillieu |
| Succeeded by | Riding Abolished |
| Constituency | Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1970-1971 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Martin first ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election, in the Winnipeg division of Kildonan. He was defeated by Dave Chomiak of the New Democratic Party.[2]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Martin was executive director of Reaching E-Quality Employment Services, a Winnipeg-based not-for-profit that assists persons with disabilities find employment. He was also provincial director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.[1]
He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Manitoba general election: McPhillips | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Martin | 3,359 | 38.19 | -9.5 | $27,158.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Greg McFarlane | 3,271 | 37.19 | +3.2 | $11,518.32 | |||
| Liberal | John Cacayuran | 1,506 | 17.12 | +4.3 | $10,011.14 | |||
| Green | Jason Smith | 414 | 4.71 | +0.2 | $0.00 | |||
| Manitoba First | Dave Wheeler | 245 | 2.79 | +1.8[a] | $1,210.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,795 | 99.27 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 65 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,860 | 56.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,643 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.3 | ||||||
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| 2016 Manitoba general election: Morris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Martin | 6,980 | 75.45 | +5.46 | ||||
| Liberal | John Falk | 1,430 | 15.45 | +4.27 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mohamed Alli | 840 | 9.08 | -3.85 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,250 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,991 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4] | ||||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Morris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Martin | 2,642 | 69.99 | -4.01 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dean Harder | 488 | 12.93 | -6.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeremy Barber | 422 | 11.18 | +4.55 | ||||
| Independent | Ray Shaw | 138 | 3.66 | - | ||||
| Green | Alain Landry | 85 | 2.25 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3775 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 3792 | 27.51 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13782 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.21 | ||||||
| 1999 Manitoba general election: Kildonan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dave Chomiak | 6,101 | 62.66 | 10.66 | $16,574.00 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Martin | 2,542 | 26.11 | -3.63 | $14,834.13 | |||
| Liberal | Michael Lazar | 1,093 | 11.23 | -7.03 | $7,835.59 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,736 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 54 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 13,818 | 70.85 | -3.44 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Progressive Conservatives sweep Manitoba byelections". Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2014.
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: The Standing Committee on Justice, Hansard, 26 May 2008, accessed 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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