John Barlow (Canadian politician)

John Barlow MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Foothills
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Created
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Macleod
In office June 30, 2014 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Ted Menzies
Succeeded by	Riding Abolished
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1971 Regina, Saskatchewan
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Okotoks, Alberta
Profession	Newspaper editor

John Barlow (born October 13, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election.^[1]

Prior to his election, Barlow was a newspaper editor.^[2] Barlow had previously run for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Highwood during the 2012 Alberta general election,^[3] losing to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.

Electoral record

Alberta general election, 2012: Highwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Wildrose	Danielle Smith	10,094	52.59%	41.14%
	Progressive Conservative	John Barlow	8,159	42.51%	−22.11%
	Liberal	Keegan Gibson	547	2.85%	−10.90%
	New Democratic	Miles Dato	392	2.04%	−1.30%
Total			19,192
Eligible electors / Turnout			32,649	58.8%

Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Macleod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	John Barlow	12,616	69.16	−8.33
	Liberal	Dustin Fuller	3,092	16.95	+13.27
	Green	Larry Ashmore	991	5.43	+0.81
	Christian Heritage	David J. Reimer	774	4.24	+3.75
	New Democratic	Aileen Burke	770	4.22	−6.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit			18,243	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			81	0.44	–
Turnout			18,324	19.92	−41.60
Eligible voters			92,007
	Conservative hold		Swing		−10.80
By-election due to the resignation of Ted Menzies.
Source: Elections Canada[4]

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Barlow	46,166	75.70	-2.12	–
	Liberal	Tanya MacPherson	8,149	13.36	+9.84	–
	New Democratic	Alison Thompson	3,919	6.43	-3.67	–
	Green	Romy S. Tittel	1,983	3.25	-1.50	–
	Libertarian	Cory Morgan	424	0.70	-3.12	–
	Christian Heritage	Marc Slingerland	345	0.57	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,986	100.00		$234,738.91
Total rejected ballots			141	0.23	–
Turnout			61,127	74.20	–
Eligible voters			82,380
	Conservative hold		Swing		-5.98
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

1. http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=55c46957-54e9-422a-8afd-7c709bcf16a0&Language=E
2. Graveland, Bill (March 9, 2014). "John Barlow wins hotly contested federal Conservative nomination for Macleod byelection". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
3. Redford and Smith hit Alberta hustings on each other's turf - The Globe and Mail
4. "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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