Steve Shanahan
| Steve Shanahan | |
|---|---|
| Montreal City Councillor for Peter-McGill | |
|
In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sammy Forcillo |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Wong |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Vrai changement pour Montréal |
| Spouse(s) | Stella Shanahan |
Steven Léo Shanahan (born September 16, 1970) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served on the Montreal City Council since November 2013 as a member of Vrai changement pour Montréal.
Early life and career
Shanahan was born in Sherbrooke.[1] His campaign literature indicates that he is a marketing consultant with a bachelor's degree in administration from Bishop's University.[2]
Career
Shanahan was elected to Montreal city council for the Peter-McGill division in the 2013 municipal election, winning a somewhat unexpected victory over star candidate Damien Silès from Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.[3] During the campaign, Shanahan promised to fight for a French-language school in the district.[4]
Shanahan was the Conservative candidate for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the 2015 Canadian federal election, during which he attended the 2015 Montreal Pride Parade while campaigning.[5]
Shanahan ran again in the 2017 municipal election, but lost to Cathy Wong of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.
Electoral record
| Montreal municipal election, 2013: City Councillor, Peter-McGill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Vrai changement | Steve Shanahan | 1,865 | 37.46 | |||||
| Équipe Denis Coderre | Damien Silès | 1,366 | 27.44 | |||||
| Coalition Montréal | Nicole Trudeau | 962 | 19.32 | |||||
| Projet Montréal | Jimmy Zoubris | 786 | 15.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,979 | 100 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | 2.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,094 | 29.54 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 17,243 | – | – | |||||
| Source: Election results, 2013, City of Montreal. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Steve Shanahan: Bio Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine., stevenleoshanahan.ca, accessed 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Steve Shanahan Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine., Vrai changement pour Montréal, accessed 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Robert Libman, "Too many real estate projects are mired in quicksand" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, 19 November 2013, A15.
- ↑ Allison Lampert, "Ville-Marie: Harel’s loss to newcomer part of wave of change", Montreal Gazette, 4 November 2013, accessed 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Mulcair, Duceppe criticize Harper for not attending Montreal Pride". CBC. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.