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Mike Allen (New Brunswick politician)

Not to be confused with Mike Allen (Alberta politician).

Michael Allen, better known as Mike Allen, (born November 20, 1960, in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Tobique—Mactaquac as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2015, when he chose to retire from Parliament.[1]

Michael Allen
Member of Parliament
for Tobique—Mactaquac
In office
January 23, 2006 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byAndy Savoy
Succeeded byTJ Harvey
Personal details
Born (1960-11-20) November 20, 1960 (age 64)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseJennifer Allen
ResidenceDouglas, New Brunswick
ProfessionManagement consultant

Allen first ran for office in the 2004 federal election but was defeated by incumbent Andy Savoy by a margin of 3008 votes. However, Allen defeated Savoy in the 2006 election by a narrow margin of 254 votes.

Post-Parliamentary career

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Run for Chairmanship of the New Brunswick Progressive-Conservatives

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In 2016, Allen ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. One of seven candidates, he won 16.25% of the vote in the October 22nd Convention's first round. In the second round, he won 20.22%, coming in last place, and being eliminated as a result.[2]

Campaign Finance Violations

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In July 2018, Allen was charged with campaign finance violations during his bid for the chairmanship of Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, under the claim that he and his wife donated a sum of over $6,000 to his campaign, hence passing the contribution limit.[3] In May 2019, he pleaded guilty to violations of campaign finance law, and was made to pay $10,000 in Fines.

Electoral history

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2011 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Allen 21,108 62.70 +5.21 $44,047.06
New Democratic Pierre Cyr 6,388 18.98 +3.61 $4,796.14
Liberal Charles Chiasson 5,337 15.85 -5.70 $29,831.59
Green Rish McGlynn 831 2.47 -3.29 $5.82
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,664 100.0     $84,385.35
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 256 0.75 -0.33
Turnout 33,920 63.91 +4.18
Eligible voters 53,073
Conservative hold Swing +0.80
Sources:[4][5]
2008 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Allen 18,071 57.49 +13.70 $61,678.30
Liberal Sally McGrath 6,773 21.55 -21.32 $26,392.40
New Democratic Alice Finnamore 4,830 15.37 +3.87 $8,535.56
Green Mark Glass 1,810 5.76 +3.89 $1,492.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,433 100.0     $81,901
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 343 1.08 +0.04
Turnout 31,776 59.73 -8.02
Eligible voters 53,203
Conservative hold Swing +17.51


2006 Canadian federal election: Tobique—Mactaquac
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mike Allen 15,894 43.79 +4.20 $66,976.92
Liberal Andy Savoy 15,558 42.87 -5.36 $70,900.54
New Democratic Alice Finnamore 4,172 11.50 +3.00 $9,442.17
Green Robert Bérubé Jr. 679 1.87 -1.81 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,292 100.0     $76,462
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 383 1.04
Turnout 36,675 67.75 +3.75
Eligible voters 54,135
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.78

References

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  1. ^ Funke, Alice (April 22, 2014). "UPDATED: Fifteen MP Retirements and Their Impact in 2015". Pundits Guide. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Blaine Higgs wins N.B. PC leadership race on 3rd ballot | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "Mike Allen charged with campaign financing violations during PC leadership bid | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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