Shannon Martin
| Shannon Martin MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Morris | |
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Assumed office January 28, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mavis Taillieu |
| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Manitoba general election, 1999: Kildonan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dave Chomiak | 6,101 | 62.32 | $16,574.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Martin | 2,542 | 25.97 | $14,834.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Michael 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 | |||||||
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "New Tory MLAs join shadow cabinet". Brandon Sun, January 29, 2014.