Shannon Stubbs

Shannon Stubbs
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lakeland
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Riding Re-established
Personal details
Born (1979-12-08) December 8, 1979
near Chipman, Alberta
Political party Conservative (Federal)
Wildrose (Provincial)
Spouse(s) Shayne Saskiw
Residence Two Hills, Alberta

Shannon Stubbs (born December 8, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Lakeland in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1]

Early life

Stubbs was born near Chipman, Alberta in 1979.[2] She is the granddaughter of Eileen Stubbs, a former mayor of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[3]

Political career

Provincial politics

Stubbs ran in the 2004 Alberta election for the governing Progressive Conservatives against Raj Pannu in Edmonton-Strathcona, which he held by a large margin. She later left the party and became involved with the Wildrose Party, serving as Danielle Smith's chief of staff from 2010-2012.[4]

She ran for Wildrose in the riding of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville in the 2012 Alberta election. She won the Wildrose nomination when Ed Stelmach was premier and local MLA in the hope of unseating him.[5] However, despite his resignation, the riding was won by PC candidate and former Strathcona County councillor Jacquie Fenske. In the same election, her fiancé Shayne Saskiw was elected for Wildrose in neighbouring Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills.

Federal politics

Stubbs won the Conservative Party nomination for the newly-recreated riding of Lakeland in 2015, and subsequently won the riding by a landslide. Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose appointed her deputy critic for natural resources,[6] and she therefore serves on parliament's Standing Committee on Natural Resources.[7] She also serves as vice-chair for the Special Committee on Pay Equity.[8]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeShannon Stubbs 39,882 72.8 -6.19 –
LiberalGarry Parenteau 7,500 13.7 +8.6 –
New DemocraticDuane Zaraska 5,513 10.1 -1.12 –
GreenDanielle Montgomery 1,283 2.3 -1.93 –
LibertarianRobert George McFadzean 601 1.1 +0.64 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,779100.0   $240,908.69
Total rejected ballots 155––
Turnout 54,93469.24–
Eligible voters 79,334
Conservative hold Swing -7.40
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

Provincial

Alberta general election, 2004: Edmonton-Strathcona
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticRaj Pannu 7,463 60.66% 10.05%
Progressive ConservativeShannon Stubbs 2,266 18.42% −15.93%
LiberalStephen Leard 1,854 15.07% 1.01%
GreensAdrian Cole 288 2.34%
Alberta AllianceJeremy Burns 273 2.21%
Social CreditKelly Graham 160 1.30%
Total 12,304
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 89
Eligible Electors / Turnout 24,83049.91%
New Democratic hold Swing 12.99%
Source: "Edmonton-Strathcona Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved February 11, 2012. 
Alberta general election, 2012: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJacquie Fenske 8,366 49.28% -28.85%
WildroseShannon Stubbs 5,800 34.17%
New DemocraticChris Fulmer 1,556 9.17% +0.54%
LiberalSpencer Dunn 845 4.98% -4.41%
EvergreenMatt Levicki 229 1.35% -2.5%
IndependentPeter Schneider 180 1.06%
Total valid votes 16,976
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -31.51%


References

  1. ↑ "Candidate Q&A with Conservative Shannon Stubbs".
  2. ↑ "PARLINFO: Shannon Stubbs".
  3. ↑ "Alberta MP Stubbs revisits her political roots as she remembers grandmother's legacy".
  4. ↑ "Stubbs announces candidacy for Conservative nomination".
  5. ↑ "Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Wildrose candidate Shannon Stubbs discusses election issues while stopping in Tofield".
  6. ↑ "Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs speaks on first session, culture and Obama address".
  7. ↑ "Parliament of Canada: RNNR".
  8. ↑ "Parliament of Canada: ESPE".
  9. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Lakeland (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.