Martin Shields
Martin Shields | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bow River | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Created |
| Succeeded by | David Bexte |
| Mayor of Brooks | |
| In office October 22, 2007 – October 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Don Weisbeck |
| Succeeded by | Fred Rattai (acting) |
| Brooks City Councillor | |
| In office October 26, 2004 – October 22, 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1948 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
Martin Shields (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 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.[3]
On February 7, 2025, he announced he would stand down at the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Bow River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Martin Shields | 35,676 | 69.76 | –14.17 | $56,370.62 | |||
| People's | Jonathan Bridges | 5,108 | 9.99 | +7.59 | $1,097.41 | |||
| New Democratic | Michael MacLean | 4,726 | 9.24 | +3.64 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Getu Shawile | 3,869 | 7.57 | +1.82 | $7,802.63 | |||
| Maverick | Orrin Bliss | 1,368 | 2.68 | – | $8,111.55 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Tom Lipp | 391 | 0.76 | –0.06 | $9,741.82 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,138 | 99.42 | – | $122,402.30 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 300 | 0.58 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,438 | 62.54 | –6.15 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,243 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –10.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Bow River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Martin Shields | 46,279 | 83.93 | +6.51 | $64,951.95 | |||
| Liberal | Margaret Rhemtulla | 3,173 | 5.75 | –7.93 | $1,667.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn MacWilliam | 3,086 | 5.60 | +0.35 | none listed | |||
| People's | Tom Ikert | 1,321 | 2.40 | – | $7,382.38 | |||
| Green | Hendrika Maria Tuithof de Jonge | 826 | 1.50 | –0.34 | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Tom Lipp | 453 | 0.82 | +0.26 | $9,450.78 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,138 | 99.58 | – | $117,895.71 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.42 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,372 | 68.69 | +2.80 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,610 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.22 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
| 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 | none listed | |||
| 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 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,988 | 99.70 | – | $229,883.88 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,139 | 65.89 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,093 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –8.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] | ||||||||
| 2013 Brooks mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate[14] | Vote[14] | % |
| 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]- ↑ Martin Shields – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ "Brooks mayor Martin Shields selected over Rob Anders in Bow River Tory nomination". 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Meet your federal candidates". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Zdebiak, Brandon (7 February 2025). "Bow River's longtime MP Martin Shields to step aside ahead of upcoming federal election". StrathmoreNow. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Bow River, Alberta (2021)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Bow River". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Bow River, Alberta (2019)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Bow River". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Bow River, Alberta (2015)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Bow River". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- 1 2 "City Brooks - Alberta's Centennial City". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.