Shannon Stubbs
Shannon Stubbs MP (born December 8, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Lakeland in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She was re-elected to represent the same riding in the 2019 federal election.[1]
Shannon Stubbs MP | |
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| Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2017 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Mark Strahl |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lakeland | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Re-established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1979 near Chipman, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (Federal) United Conservative Party (Provincial) |
| Spouse(s) | Shayne Saskiw |
| Residence | Two Hills, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Background
Shannon Stubbs was born near Chipman, Alberta in 1979.[2] She is part Ojibwa[3] and is the daughter of Bruce Stubbs. She is the granddaughter of Eileen Stubbs, a former mayor of Dartmouth. Her mother died when she was 14. Of her grandmother, Stubbs has stated that “...She wasn’t partisan; she was all over the political map, but right and wrong mattered to her. I try to remember that and hope it will guide me in politics.”[4]
Stubbs went to Lamont High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) in English and Political Science from the University of Alberta.[5] During her university years, she served as an intern in Leader of the Opposition Preston Manning's office, and as an assistant to MP Deborah Grey.[6] Stubbs is married to former Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills MLA Shayne Saskiw.[7]
Political career
Provincial politics
While working as a bureaucrat for the provincial government, Stubbs ran in the 2004 Alberta election for the governing Progressive Conservatives against Raj Pannu in Edmonton-Strathcona, placing a distant second. She later left the party and became involved with the Wildrose Party, serving as Danielle Smith's chief of staff from 2010–12 and the party's Director of Legislative Affairs from 2012-14.[8]
In 2011, Stubbs won the Wildrose nomination in the riding of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, held by premier Ed Stelmach, with hopes of overturning him in the 2012 Alberta election.[9] He subsequently resigned and retired from politics, but Stubbs was defeated by PC candidate and former Strathcona County councillor Jacquie Fenske.
Federal politics
Stubbs was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the Conservative Party in the newly-recreated riding of Lakeland with a 74% popular vote.[10] She was appointed to the position of deputy critic for natural resources by Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose.[11] Here, she serves on the House's Standing Committee on Natural Resources.[12] She also serves as vice-chair for the Special Committee on Pay Equity.[13]
Shortly after Stubbs was elected in 2015, the federal government announced the relocation of an Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada case-processing centre in Vegreville, Alberta to be moved to Edmonton for better access. Being a subject of controversy, the centre officially closed in September 2018.[14] Stubbs, however, won a 2017 MacLean's Parliamentarian of the Year award for MP that best represents constituents for her efforts to keep this centre open.[15]
During her first term, Stubbs participated in 497 Chamber Interventions, 338 Committee Interventions, and 892 Chamber Votes.[16] She seconded Bill C-406 which was an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (foreign contributions).[16] This Bill, however, did not become a law.[17] In September, 2016, Stubbs presented petition e-216 to the House of Commons.[18]
In May 2018, Stubbs sponsored motion M-167, the instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to undergo a study on rural crime in Canada. This motion was jointly seconded by 17 members and was agreed to on May 20, 2018.[19]
Stubbs was in full support when Conservative leader Andrew Scheer ran for leadership in the 2017 Conservative Party leadership election.[20] During the 2019 federal election, Stubbs was re-elected with 83.9% of the votes for her riding, making Canadian history for receiving the highest percentage for a female candidate.[21][22]
Roles in Parliament
Election Candidate
| Date | Election Type | Constituency | Province/Territory | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2019 | General Election | Lakeland | Alberta | Re-Elected |
| October 19, 2015 | General Election | Lakeland | Alberta | Elected |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[23] | ||||
Member of Parliament
| Constituency | Province/Territory | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | Alberta | October 21, 2019 | - |
| Lakeland | Alberta | October 19, 2015 | October 20, 2019 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[23] | |||
Political Affiliation
| Parliament | Political Affiliation | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43rd | Conservative | October 21, 2019 | - |
| 42nd | Conservatice | October 19, 2015 | October 20, 2019 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[23] | |||
Committees
| Parliament-Session | Role | Committee | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-1 | Vice-Chair | Natural Resources | September 20, 2017 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Vice-Chair | Pay Equity | March 7, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| 42-1 | Member | Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources | October 2, 2017 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Member | Natural Resources | January 29, 2016 | September 11, 2019 |
| 42-1 | Member | Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Special Committee on Pay Equity | March 7, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| 42-1 | Member | Pay Equity | February 17, 2016 | June 9, 2016 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[23] | ||||
Parliamentary Associations and Inter-Parliamentary Groups
| Parliament | Role | Association or Group | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd | Member | Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association | September 28, 2018 | March 31, 2019 |
| 42nd | Member | Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group | February 2, 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| Source: Parliament of Canada[23] | ||||
Electoral record
Federal
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Lakeland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Shannon Stubbs | 48,314 | 83.9 | +11.1 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jeffrey Swanson | 3,728 | 6.5 | -3.6 | – | |||
| Liberal | Mark Watson | 2,565 | 4.5 | -9.2 | – | |||
| People's | Alain Houle | 1,468 | 2.5 | – | – | |||
| Green | Kira Brunner | 1,105 | 1.9 | -0.4 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Robert McFadzean | 251 | 0.4 | -0.7 | – | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Roberta Marie Graham | 147 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,578 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 198 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 57,776 | 73.58 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,525 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[24] | ||||||||
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