Shannon Martin

Shannon Martin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Mavis Taillieu
Constituency Morris
Personal details
Political party Progressive Conservative

Shannon Martin 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 Morris as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.

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 serves in the party's shadow cabinet as critic for conservation and water stewardship.[3]

Electoral record

Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Morris
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Shannon Martin 2,642 69.99 -4.01
     New Democrat 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
Manitoba general election, 1999: Kildonan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
     New Democrat Dave Chomiak 6,101 62.32 $16,574.00
     Progressive Conservative Shannon Martin 2,542 25.97 $14,834.13
LiberalMichael Lazar 1,093 11.16 $7,835.59
Total valid votes 9,736 99.45
Rejected and declined votes 54
Turnout 9,790 70.81
Electors on the lists 13,825

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