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 McPhillips as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.

Shannon Martin MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office January 28, 2014 – August 12, 2019
Preceded by	Mavis Taillieu
Constituency	Morris
Incumbent
Assumed office September 10, 2019
Preceded by	first member
Constituency	McPhillips
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative

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 was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.

Electoral record

2019 Manitoba general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	3,307	38.33	-9.4
	New Democratic	Greg McFarlance	3,202	37.11	+3.1
	Liberal	John Cacayuran	1,476	17.11	+4.3
	Green	Jason Smith	406	4.71	+0.2
	Manitoba First	Dave Wheeler	237	2.75	+1.7
Total valid votes			8,628	100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				58.7
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.2

2016 Manitoba general election: Morris
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	6,980	75.45	+5.46
	Liberal	John Falk	1,430	15.45	+4.27
	New Democratic	Mohamed Alli	840	9.08	-3.85
Total valid votes			9,250	100.0
Eligible voters			15,991
Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4]

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

10.32

1999 Manitoba general election: Kildonan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Dave Chomiak	6,101	62.32
$16,574.00
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	2,542	25.97	-3.77	$14,834.13
	Liberal	Michael Lazar	1,093	11.16	-7.10	$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

1. "Progressive Conservatives sweep Manitoba byelections". Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2014.
2. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: The Standing Committee on Justice, Hansard, 26 May 2008, accessed 19 February 2014.
3. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
4. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.