Colin Carrie

Doctor Colin Carrie MP
Official Opposition Critic for Health
Incumbent
Assumed office April 8, 2016
Leader	Rona Ambrose
Preceded by	Kellie Leitch
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Oshawa
Incumbent
Assumed office June 28, 2004
Preceded by	Ivan Grose
Personal details
Born	April 11, 1962 Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Oshawa, Ontario
Profession	Chiropractor
Religion	Roman Catholic

Colin Carrie, MP (born April 11, 1962) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Oshawa in the province of Ontario for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Personal life

Carrie was born in Hamilton, Ontario.^[1] He lived in several Canadian cities before settling in Oshawa at age fifteen. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, and was awarded a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1989 from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a chiropractor. He is a past executive member of the Durham Chiropractic Society and former Chair of Spinal Health Week in Durham Region, and has been Financial Secretary of the Oshawa Knights of Columbus. Carrie also served as a Director of the Oshawa Progressive Conservative Party Association, before the party's 2004 merger with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.

Political career

Carrie was first elected as Member of Parliament (Canada) for Oshawa in the 2004 federal election, defeating NDP candidate Sid Ryan and Liberal candidate Louise Parkes in a close three-way race. In the 38th Parliament, he served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.^[2]

During this session, he reintroduced Private Member's Bill C-420 An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act (previously introduced by James Lunney) to end the listing of vitamins, minerals and related products as drugs under the Canadian Food and Drugs Act. This measure has been criticized by some as removing a safety provision from the regulation of natural health products. Supporters of the bill argued that it would benefit the position of small producers relative to the pharmaceutical industry.^[3] Carrie also served as the founding Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada’s Automotive Caucus and was also a member of the Conservative Party of Canada’s Energy Caucus and Seniors Caucus.

In a close two-way race with returning NDP challenger Sid Ryan, he retained his seat in the 2006 election as part of the first Conservative government to be elected in Canada in almost 13 years. He once again retained his seat in October 2008. On February 7, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him to the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry.

Carrie once again retained his seat in the 2008 federal election. In a two-way race between himself and NDP candidate Mike Shields, Carrie won by a larger margin than his previous two elections.^[4] In November 2008, Carrie was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.^[5] During the 40th Parliament Carrie resumed his membership on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.^[6]

In the 2011 federal election, Carrie won his fourth election in seven years. In an historic election which saw the Liberals relegated to the third party and the Conservatives achieve a majority in the House of Commons, Carrie was elected ahead of his main opponent, NDP candidate and CAW President Chris Buckley, receiving a landslide 51.3% support from Oshawa voters.^[7] Carrie won by the largest margin of victory in Oshawa since the NDP's Ed Broadbent in the 1980 federal election.^[8]

In September 2013, Carrie was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Colin Carrie	23,162	38.17	-12.96	–
	New Democratic	Mary Fowler	19,339	31.87	-5.23	–
	Liberal	Tito-Dante Marimpietri	16,588	27.33	+19.67	–
	Green	Michael Dempsey	1,522	2.51	-1.04	–
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	75	0.12	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,686	100.00		$239,340.16
Total rejected ballots			228	0.37	–
Turnout			60,914	63.74	–
Eligible voters			95,561
	Conservative hold		Swing		-3.86
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Colin Carrie	26,034	51.31	+9.95
	New Democratic	Chris Buckley	19,212	37.87	+3.15
	Liberal	James Morton	3,536	6.97	-9.07
	Green	Gail Bates	1,631	3.21	-3.78
	Libertarian	Matthew Belanger	260	0.51	–
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	61	0.12	-0.12
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,734	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200	0.39	0.00
Turnout			50,934	57.31	+2.06
Eligible voters			88,878	–	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		+6.8

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Colin Carrie	19.951	41.36	+2.76	$83,665
	New Democratic	Mike Shields	16,750	34.72	+1.26	$66,814
	Liberal	Sean Godfrey	7,741	16.04	-7.94	$62,601
	Green	Pat Gostlin	3,374	6.99	+3.22	$9,606
	Christian Heritage	Peter Vogel	246	0.51	–	$2,149
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	117	0.24	-0.07
	Canadian Action	Alex Kreider	52	0.10	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,231	100.00	$89,927
Total rejected ballots			191	0.39	+0.04
Turnout			48,422	55.25	-8.62
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.75

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Colin Carrie	20,657	38.60	+5.39
	New Democratic	Sid Ryan	17,905	33.46	+1.23
	Liberal	Louise V. Parkes	12,831	23.98	-6.49
	Green	Adam Jobse	2,019	3.77	-0.11
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	91	0.17	-0.02
Total valid votes			53,503	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186	0.35	-0.25
Turnout			53,689	63.87	+6.67
	Conservative hold		Swing		+4.16

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Colin Carrie	15,815	33.21	-10.7
	New Democratic	Sid Ryan	15,352	32.23	+21.1
	Liberal	Louise V. Parkes	14,510	30.47	-12.4
	Green	Liisa Walley	1,850	3.88
	Marxist–Leninist	Tim Sullivan	91	0.19	-0.1
Total valid votes			47,618	100.0
Total rejected ballots			287	0.60
Turnout			47,905	57.20
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+1.7

References

1. Library of Parliament (January 28, 2011). "Parliamentary File". Library of Parliament. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28. Date of Birth
2. "House of Commons HESA Archive". 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
3. Use (Abuse) of Regulations to Protect Pharma Monopoly - Share The Wealth
4. CBC: Canada Votes 2008 (October 14, 2008). "Oshawa 2008 Results". 'CBC.
5. Library of Parliament (January 28, 2011). "Parliamentary File". Library of Parliament. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28. Date of Birth
6. House of Commons (January 28, 2011). "HESA Archive". House of Commons. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
7. Elections Canada (May 4, 2011). "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-05-19. Voting numbers
8. Parliament of Canada (May 19, 2011). "Oshawa - Historical Riding Results since 1867". Parliament of Canada. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-05-19. Political History and Riding Results
9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oshawa, 30 September 2015
10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Official site
• How'd They Vote?: Colin Carrie's voting history and quotes
• Colin Carrie – Parliament of Canada biography