John Barlow (Canadian politician)

John Barlow MP (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]

John Barlow MP
Barlow in 2018
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 – August 2, 2015
Preceded by	Ted Menzies
Succeeded by	Riding Abolished
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1971 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Profession	Newspaper editor

Barlow was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills,[2] and again on October 21, 2019.[3]

Prior to his election, Barlow was a newspaper editor.[4] Barlow had previously run for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Highwood during the 2012 Alberta general election,[5] losing to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.

Political career

Barlow was first elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election[1] resulting from the retirement of former Member of Parliament Ted Menzies.

He was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills,[2] Alberta and again on October 21, 2019.[3]

Interprovincial Trade Critic

In 2016, Barlow was appointed as the Interprovincial Trade Critic[6] by Rona Ambrose, the interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. As critic, he focused on the campaign, #FreeTheBeer,[7] which is intended to build public pressure for the provinces to ratify a free trade deal for Canada, specifically focused on alcohol trade between provinces.

Also in 2016, Barlow tabled his Private Member's Bill C-351, "An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (importation)".[8] If passed, this legislation would:

• allow producers to sell their product directly to consumers anywhere in Canada without permission of a provincial liquor board, and
• allow a person to transport alcohol from one province to another for personal use.[9]

Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food (Associate)

In 2016, newly elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer, appointed Barlow as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food (Associate). Simultaneously, Barlow also sits on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.[10]

Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

On Friday September 7, 2018, Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition, appointed John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour.[11] He was also appointed as the Vice-Chair for the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.[12] This position was previously held by MP Steven Blaney.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Foothills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Barlow	53,872	82.1	+6.4
	Liberal	Cheryl Moller	3,856	5.9	-7.46
	New Democratic	Mickail Hendi	3,767	5.7	-0.73
	Green	Bridget Lacey	2,398	3.7	+0.45
	People's	Greg Hession	1,698	2.6	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			65,591	100.0
Total rejected ballots			290
Turnout			65,881	76,6
Eligible voters			86,027
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.05
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]

2015 Canadian federal election
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[15][16]

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[17]

2012 Alberta general election: 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%

References

1. "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Contact Information - BARLOW, John". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
2. "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
3. Burnett, Ben. "John Barlow Re-Elected as Foothills MP". OkotoksOnline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
4. Graveland, Bill (March 9, 2014). "John Barlow wins hotly contested federal Conservative nomination for Macleod byelection". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
5. "Redford and Smith hit Alberta hustings on each other's turf". Retrieved 26 September 2017 – via The Globe and Mail.
6. "I was appointed as Interprovincial Trade Critic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
7. Canada, Conservative Party of. "Free the Beer". Free the Beer. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
8. "LEGISinfo - Private Member's Bill C-351 (42-1)". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
9. "Bill C-351 | John Barlow". johnbarlowmp.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
10. "AGRI - Members". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
11. "John Barlow appointed as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour | John Barlow". johnbarlowmp.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
12. "HUMA - Members - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
13. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
14. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
15. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
16. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
17. "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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