Shannon Stubbs MP (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 2015 federal election. She was re-elected to represent the same riding in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
Shannon Stubbs | |
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| Member of Parliament for Lakeland | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Re-established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1979 near Chipman, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (Federal) United Conservative Party (Provincial) |
| Spouse | Shayne Saskiw |
| Residence | Two Hills, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (BA) |
Background
editShannon Stubbs was born near Chipman, Alberta in 1979.[1] She claims partial Ojibwa ancestry[2] and is the daughter of Bruce Stubbs.[citation needed] She is the granddaughter of Eileen Stubbs, a former mayor of Dartmouth. Her mother died when she was 14. Of her grandmother, Stubbs has stated that “...She wasn’t partisan; she was all over the political map, but right and wrong mattered to her. I try to remember that and hope it will guide me in politics.”[3]
Stubbs went to Lamont High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) in English and Political Science from the University of Alberta.[4] During her university years, she served as an intern in Leader of the Opposition Preston Manning's office, and as an assistant to MP Deborah Grey.[5] Stubbs is married to former Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills MLA Shayne Saskiw.[6]
Political career
editProvincial politics
editWhile working as a bureaucrat for the provincial government, Stubbs ran in the 2004 Alberta election for the governing Progressive Conservatives against Raj Pannu in Edmonton-Strathcona, placing a distant second. She later left the party and became involved with the Wildrose Party, serving as Danielle Smith's chief of staff from 2010 to 2012 and the party's Director of Legislative Affairs from 2012 to 2014.[7]
In 2011, Stubbs won the Wildrose nomination in the riding of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, held by premier Ed Stelmach, with hopes of overturning him in the 2012 Alberta election.[8] He subsequently resigned and retired from politics, but Stubbs was defeated by PC candidate and former Strathcona County councillor Jacquie Fenske.
Federal politics
editStubbs was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the Conservative Party in the newly recreated riding of Lakeland with a 74% popular vote.[9] She was appointed to the position of deputy critic for natural resources by Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose.[10] Here, she serves on the House's Standing Committee on Natural Resources.[11] She also serves as vice-chair for the Special Committee on Pay Equity.[12]
Shortly after Stubbs was elected in 2015, the federal government announced the relocation of an Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada case-processing centre in Vegreville, Alberta to be moved to Edmonton for better access. Being a subject of controversy, the centre officially closed in September 2018.[13] Stubbs, however, won a 2017 Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year award for MP that best represents constituents for her efforts to keep this centre open.[14]
During her first term, Stubbs participated in 497 Chamber Interventions, 338 Committee Interventions, and 892 Chamber Votes.[15] She seconded Bill C-406 which was an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (foreign contributions).[15] This Bill, however, did not become a law.[16] In September, 2016, Stubbs presented petition e-216 to the House of Commons.[17]
In May 2018, Stubbs sponsored motion M-167, the instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to undergo a study on rural crime in Canada. This motion was jointly seconded by 17 members and was agreed to on May 20, 2018.[18]
Stubbs was in full support when Conservative leader Andrew Scheer ran for leadership in the 2017 Conservative Party leadership election.[19]
Stubbs was re-elected with 83.9% of the votes for her riding during the 2019 federal election, making Canadian history for receiving the highest percentage for a female candidate.[20][21] During the ensuing 43rd Canadian Parliament, she introduced one private member bill, Bill C-221, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (oil and gas wells) which sought to create a tax credit for corporate expenses incurred during the decommissioning of old and inactive oil and gas wells.[22] It was brought to a vote on March 10, 2021, but defeated with only the Conservatives and Green Party members voting in favour.
After Erin O'Toole became the Conservative Party leader, he reassigned Stubbs, effective September 8, 2020, to be the Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[23]
In 2021 Stubbs again received a Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year award for Member of Parliament that "Best Represents Constituents."[24]
Following the Canadian federal election in September 2021, where the Conservative Party gained no seats and remained in opposition, Stubbs criticized O'Toole for his campaign leadership, and as of December 6, 2021[update], was the only MP calling for an early leadership review within 6 months.[25] In early December 2021, O'Toole referred Stubbs for investigation by the House of Commons for allegedly creating a toxic workplace environment in her office. The Globe and Mail and The Canadian Press independently confirmed an incident in where some of Stubbs's employees felt pressured into painting a room in her house. Stubbs told The Globe that the housepainting was a gift and that the referral was reprisal by O'Toole over her criticism of her leadership.[25]
Roles in Parliament
editElection Candidate
edit| Date | Election Type | Constituency | Province/Territory | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2019 | General Election | Lakeland | Alberta | Re-Elected |
| October 19, 2015 | General Election | Lakeland | Alberta | Elected |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[26] | ||||
Member of Parliament
edit| Constituency | Province/Territory | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | Alberta | October 21, 2019 | - |
| Lakeland | Alberta | October 19, 2015 | October 20, 2019 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[26] | |||
Political Affiliation
edit| Parliament | Political Affiliation | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43rd | Conservative | October 21, 2019 | - |
| 42nd | Conservative | October 19, 2015 | October 20, 2019 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[26] | |||
Committees
edit| Parliament-Session | Role | Committee | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-1 | Vice-chair | Natural Resources | September 20, 2017 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Vice-chair | Pay Equity | March 7, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| 42-1 | Member | Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources | October 2, 2017 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Member | Natural Resources | January 29, 2016 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Member | Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Special Committee on Pay Equity | March 7, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| 42-1 | Member | Pay Equity | February 17, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[26] | ||||
Parliamentary Associations and Inter-Parliamentary Groups
edit| Parliament | Role | Association or Group | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd | Member | Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association | September 28, 2018 | March 31, 2019 |
| 42nd | Member | Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group | February 2, 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[26] | ||||
Electoral record
editFederal
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Lakeland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shannon Stubbs | 36,557 | 69.4 | -14.5 | $35,954.03 | |||
| People's | Ann McCormack | 5,827 | 11.1 | +8.5 | $15,179.04 | |||
| New Democratic | Des Bissonnette | 5,519 | 10.5 | +4.0 | $1,217.51 | |||
| Liberal | John Turvey | 2,610 | 5.0 | +0.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Maverick | Fred Sirett | 1,674 | 3.2 | N/A | $8,694.07 | |||
| Green | Kira Brunner | 464 | 0.9 | -1.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,651 | 99.6 | – | $124,350.72 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 229 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,880 | 68.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,712 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -11.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[27] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Lakeland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shannon Stubbs | 48,314 | 83.91 | +11.11 | $54,504.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Jeffrey Swanson | 3,728 | 6.47 | -3.59 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Mark Watson | 2,565 | 4.45 | -9.24 | none listed | |||
| People's | Alain Houle | 1,468 | 2.55 | - | $7,186.92 | |||
| Green | Kira Brunner | 1,105 | 1.92 | -0.42 | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Robert McFadzean | 251 | 0.44 | -0.66 | $0.00 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Roberta Marie Graham | 147 | 0.26 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,578 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 198 | 0.34 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,776 | 71.70 | +2.79 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,578 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.35 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[28][29] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Lakeland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shannon Stubbs | 39,882 | 72.81 | -6.19 | $96,950.81 | |||
| Liberal | Garry Parenteau | 7,500 | 13.69 | +8.59 | $5,761.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Duane Zaraska | 5,513 | 10.06 | -1.16 | $8,006.40 | |||
| Green | Danielle Montgomery | 1,283 | 2.34 | -1.88 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Robert George McFadzean | 601 | 1.10 | $1,653.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,779 | 99.72 | $242,495.35 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.28 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,934 | 68.91 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,721 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | -7.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[30][31] | ||||||||
Provincial
edit| 2012 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacquie Fenske | 8,370 | 49.30% | -28.83% | ||||
| Wildrose | Shannon Stubbs | 5,803 | 34.18% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Fulmer | 1,553 | 9.15% | 0.52% | ||||
| Liberal | Spencer Dunn | 843 | 4.97% | -4.43% | ||||
| Evergreen | Matt Levicki | 229 | 1.35% | -2.50% | ||||
| Independent | Peter Schneider | 180 | 1.06% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,978 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 145 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,561 | 57.92% | 9.27% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -26.81% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "60 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2004 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Strathcona | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Raj Pannu | 7,463 | 60.66% | 10.04% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon Stubbs | 2,266 | 18.42% | -15.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Steven Leard | 1,854 | 15.07% | 1.01% | ||||
| Green | Adrian Cole | 288 | 2.34% | – | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Jeremy Burns | 273 | 2.22% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Kelly Graham | 160 | 1.30% | – | ||||
| Total | 12,304 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 77 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 24,830 | 49.87% | -6.96% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | 12.99% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta (November 22, 2004). "Edmonton-Strathcona Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Retrieved October 6, 2020. | ||||||||
References
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