Mark Strahl
| Mark Strahl MP | |
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| Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources | |
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Assumed office September 15, 2016 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Candice Bergen |
| Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Oceans | |
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In office November 20, 2015 – September 14, 2016 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Todd Doherty |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chilliwack—Hope Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon (2011-2015) | |
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Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Strahl |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 26, 1978 Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations |
Chuck Strahl (father) Deb Strahl (mother) |
| Profession | Politician |
Mark R. Strahl (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope.[1]
Career
Starting as an intern in Ottawa with Opposition Leader Preston Manning, Strahl also worked in the offices of former MP Grant McNally (Dewdney—Alouette) and MP Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission).
On May 2, 2011, Strahl was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. He served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence from 2011 to 2013.
On December 13, 2012, Strahl was named the chair of the B.C./Yukon Conservative Caucus.
On September 20, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Strahl as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, a role he fulfilled until August 2015.[2]
Life
Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who held the same riding (with adjustments) for many years.
Strahl and his wife have been married since 1999; they have one son. They currently reside in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Chilliwack—Hope | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mark Strahl | 21,445 | 42.3 | -17.27 | – | |||
| Liberal | Louis De Jaeger | 17,114 | 33.8 | +22.61 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Seonaigh MacPherson | 9,218 | 18.2 | -5.29 | – | |||
| Green | Thomas Cheney | 2,386 | 4.7 | -0.33 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Alexander Johnson | 416 | 0.8 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 82 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,661 | 100.0 | $203,545.95 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,815 | 71.46 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,703 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.94 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mark Strahl | 28,160 | 57.20 | -5.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 12,691 | 25.78 | +7.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Diane Janzen | 5,320 | 10.81 | +2.29 | ||||
| Green | Jamie Hoskins | 2,706 | 5.50 | -3.27 | ||||
| Western Block | Clive Edwards | 180 | 0.37 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 173 | 0.35 | +0.11 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,230 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.31 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,382 | 58.99 | +1 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,713 | – | – | |||||
References
- ↑ Election 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ "Chilliwack's Strahl gets nod for role in dad's old ministry". Chilliwack Times. September 20, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chilliwack—Hope, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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