Shannon Martin
Shannon Martin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.[1] He represents the electoral district of Morris as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.
Martin first ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election, in the Winnipeg division of Kildonan. He was defeated by Dave Chomiak of the New Democratic Party.[2]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Martin was executive director of Reaching E-Quality Employment Services, a Winnipeg-based not-for-profit that assists persons with disabilities find employment. He was also provincial director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.[1] He serves in the party's shadow cabinet as critic for conservation and water stewardship.[3]
Electoral record
| Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Morris |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Shannon Martin |
2,642 |
69.99 |
-4.01 |
|
|
New Democratic | Dean Harder | 488 | 12.93 | -6.44 | |
|
Liberal | Jeremy Barber | 422 | 11.18 | +4.55 | |
| |
Independent |
Ray Shaw |
138 |
3.66 |
- |
|
|
Green | Alain Landry | 85 | 2.25 | - | |
| Total valid votes |
3775 |
|
|
|
| Rejected and declined votes |
17 |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
3792 |
27.51 |
|
|
| Electors on the lists |
13782 |
|
|
|
|
Progressive Conservative hold |
Swing |
+1.21
|
| Manitoba general election, 1999: Kildonan |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
New Democratic | Dave Chomiak | 6,101 | 62.32 |
|
$16,574.00 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Shannon Martin |
2,542 |
25.97 |
|
$14,834.13 |
|
Liberal | Michael Lazar | 1,093 | 11.16 | – | $7,835.59 |
| Total valid votes |
9,736 |
99.45 |
|
| Rejected and declined votes |
54 |
|
|
| Turnout |
9,790 |
70.81 |
|
| Electors on the lists |
13,825 |
|
|
References