Fabian Manning

The Honourable Fabian Manning
Fabian Manning 2010
Senator for Newfoundland & Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office May 25, 2011
Appointed by	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Himself
In office January 2, 2009 – March 28, 2011
Appointed by	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	C. William Doody
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of Parliament for Avalon
In office April 3, 2006 – 2008
Preceded by	John Efford
Succeeded by	Scott Andrews
MHA for Placentia and St. Mary's
In office 1999 – December 2005
Preceded by	Anthony Sparrow
Succeeded by	Felix Collins
MHA for St. Mary's-The Capes
In office 1993–1996
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries & Oceans
In office November 14, 2007 – February 2, 2009
Minister	Loyola Hearn
Preceded by	Gerald Keddy
Succeeded by	Rodney Weston
Personal details
Born	May 21, 1964 St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative 2006-present Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 1993-2005 Independent Progressive Conservative 2005
Spouse(s)	Sandra (Dohey) Manning
Residence	St. Bride's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Profession	politician

Fabian Manning (born May 21, 1964) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s from 1999 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008 he was the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Avalon.^[1] After his defeat in the 2008 federal election Manning was appointed to the Canadian Senate on January 2, 2009, he resigned his Senate seat on March 28, 2011, to run for election in his former riding of Avalon in the 2011 federal election, but was unsuccessful.^[2] Prime Minister Stephen Harper re-appointed Manning to the Senate on May 25, 2011.^[3]

Early political career

Born in St. Bride's, he served three terms on that town's council. He was also a lead figure for the Cape Shore Regional Development Association before being elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1993 as a Progressive Conservative. He first represented the riding of St. Mary's-The Capes, in 1996 he was defeated in the redistributed riding of Placentia and St. Mary's, but was elected in 1999.^[4]

In May 2005, he was voted out of the provincial Progressive Conservative caucus because he publicly attacked the government's crab management policies. He sat as an Independent Progressive Conservative member for the rest of his term. When he was a member of the opposition, Manning served as the critic for the Ministers of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Employment and Labour; Government Services and Lands; Human Resources and Employment; and Youth Services and post secondary education. He was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition, a member of the Progressive Conservative Caucus Strategy Committee, and a member of the Public Accounts Committee.^[5]

Member of Parliament

In December 2005, after having been ejected from the provincial Progressive Conservative caucus,^[6] Manning resigned his seat in the House of Assembly to pursue a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.^[7] Avalon had previously been represented by John Efford, a Liberal cabinet minister, who had been elected by a wide margin in 2004.^[8] Without the powerful incumbent, however, Manning was able to take the seat for the federal Conservatives in the 2006 federal election with 51.55% of the vote.^[4][9]

Manning spoke in favour of the federal government's 2007 budget, saying, "Our government has kept its commitment to honor and respect the Atlantic Accord." The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Premier Danny Williams in particular have opposed the budget which contains revisions to a previously agreed upon equalization formula.^[10]

In late August 2007, he attacked the Liberal environmental plan as making the Hebron offshore oil megaproject "dead on arrival." Scott Simms, a Liberal MP from central Newfoundland, rejected Manning's accusations, insisting that the Hebron project would not be cancelled. He also suggested that Manning's comments had more to do with attempting to increase support for Stephen Harper (who was in a dispute with Premier Danny Williams), and reviving support for the Conservative party, which had dipped to only 17% of voters.

As part of the Conservative caucus, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, Chair of Atlantic Caucus and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.^[11]

Manning ran for re-election in Avalon in the October 2008 election and was defeated by Liberal Scott Andrews.^[12]

Appointments to Senate

Manning was appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper, on January 2, 2009.^[13] Manning resigned his seat in the senate on March 28, 2011 in order to run in the 2011 federal election in a bid to retake the same seat he had lost in 2008.^[14] Manning's bid for the riding of Avalon was unsuccessful.^[15]

On May 18, 2011 Prime Minister Steven Harper announced his intention to re-appoint Manning to the Senate.^[16] The Prime Minister followed through with that intention. Manning as a senator for Newfoundland and Labrador is also a member of the Fisheries and Oceans committee and the National Security and Defence committee.^[17]

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Scott Andrews	16,008	44.00	-1.28
	Conservative	Fabian Manning	14,749	40.50	+5.34
	New Democratic	Matthew Fuchs	5,157	14.20	-3.19
	Independent	Randy Wayne Dawe	276	0.80	–
	Green	Matt Crowder	218	0.60	-1.57
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,408	100.00	-
Total rejected ballots			166	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Scott Andrews	14,866	45.28	+6.70	$71,493
	Conservative	Fabian Manning	11,542	35.16	-16.39	$76,115
	New Democratic	Randy Wayne Dawe	5,708	17.39	+8.32	$25,153
	Green	Dave Aylward	713	2.17	+1.37	$766
Total valid votes/Expense limit			32,829	100.00	$82,453
Total rejected ballots			–	–
Turnout			–	%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.5

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Fabian Manning	19,132	51.55	+22.24
	Liberal	Bill Morrow	14,318	38.58	-19.76
	New Democratic	Eugene Conway	3,365	9.07	-1.91
	Green	Shannon Hillier	297	0.80	-0.57
Total valid votes			37,112	100.00
Total rejected ballots			623	1.65	+0.59
Turnout			37,735	59.20	+9.40

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Fabian Manning	3,746	–	–
	Liberal	Kevin Power	1,812
	NDP	Janet Stringer	152
Total			5,710	100.0%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Fabian Manning	3,579	54.8%	–
	Liberal	Kevin Power	2,938	45.0%
Total			6,517	100.0%

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References

1. "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - MANNING, Fabian". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
2. "Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News Service - Harper names 18 senators". Retrieved December 22, 2008.
3. http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1244141.html
4. "CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
5. "Untitled". House of Assembly - Newfoundland & Labrador. Archived from the original on 2006-01-12. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
6. "Manning ejected from Tory caucus". CBC News. May 5, 2005. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
7. Canadian Press (2006-01-30). "Newfoundland by-election called". Toronto: Globe and Mail.
8. "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - EFFORD, The Hon. Ruben John, P.C.". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
9. "Manning takes Avalon as Grits hold 4 ridings". CBC News. January 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
10. "N.L. equalization standoff turning into civil war". CTV News. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
11. "Mwebinfo.parl.gc.ca". Retrieved 2007-09-16.
12. "ABC helps sink Conservatives in province". CBC News. October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
13. "Senators". Library of Parliament Archives. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
14. "Fabian Manning announces his intention to run for MP". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
15. "Andrews holds Avalon". The Telegram. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
16. "Fabian Manning heading back to the Senate". The Telegram. May 18, 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
17. Parliament. "Senator Information". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
18. General Election Reports. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

External links

• Fabian Manning – Parliament of Canada biography