Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay PC QC (born January 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the MP for South Surrey—White Rock in the 2019 federal election. She previously sat in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election until 2015.[1] She represented the electoral district of Delta—Richmond East as a member of the Conservative Party. She was appointed and sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice on June 1, 2011, and as Associate Minister of National Defence on February 22, 2013.[2] She served as the Minister of National Revenue from July 15, 2013 until November 4, 2015.[3]

The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay PC QC MP
Findlay in 2017
43rd Minister of National Revenue
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Gail Shea
Succeeded by	Diane Lebouthillier
Associate Minister of National Defence
In office February 22, 2013 – July 15, 2013
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Bernard Valcourt
Succeeded by	Julian Fantino
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
In office May 25, 2011 – February 21, 2013
Minister	Rob Nicholson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Gordie Hogg
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Delta—Richmond East
In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	John Cummins
Succeeded by	Riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	January 12, 1955 Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Brent Chapman
Residence	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Profession	Lawyer/Politician

Education

Findlay graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science. She then graduated from the same university in 1978 with a law degree.

Legal career

During her legal career, Findlay has been active in both the national and B.C. provincial branch of the Canadian Bar Association holding various positions in that organization including national and provincial chair of the Constitutional Law Section, member of the National Task Force on Court Reform in Canada, and elected president of the B.C. Branch for the 1997–1998 term. Findlay was appointed a Queen's Counsel in March 1999 by the Attorney-General of B.C. and served a five-year term as a Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by appointment of the Federal Minister of Justice (2006–2011). She has also been recognized with the Vancouver YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the category of Management, Professions and Trades (May 2001) and the national Cecilia I. Johnstone Award (2011) that recognizes women who have achieved professional excellence in their field and influenced other women to pursue legal careers, supported other women in career advancement or opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them.

Post political career

Party leader Andrew Scheer campaigning with Findlay in December 2017

Findlay sat on a selection panel to help choose a replacement for Marie Deschamps of Quebec, who retired from the bench.[4]

She was defeated by Liberal candidate Carla Qualtrough in the 2015 election.

In 2017, Findlay announced her candidacy as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the South Surrey—White Rock by-election.[5] Findlay was defeated by Gordon Hogg, taking 42.1% of the vote to Hogg's 47.5%.[6] In 2019, Findlay ran for Member of Parliament of South Surrey-White Rock as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate. Findlay won with 42.6% of the vote, defeating Gordie Hogg who entered Parliament through a by-election.[7] She re-contested the riding in the 2019 federal election and was successful defeating Hogg.

In August 2020, she received backlash after she retweeted another user's Twitter post trying to connect Chrystia Freeland with George Soros. She deleted the tweet and apologized shortly after.[8]

Community

Findlay has been active in her community over many years. Her volunteer posts, in addition to the Canadian Bar Association, have included chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, board member of Science World, executive member of the Junior Leagues of Canada, president of Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity, and honorary counsel for the Chinese Benevolent Association of Canada. In 2016, she was named a Distinguished Citizen by Alpha Gamma Delta.[9]

Family

Findlay is married to actor Brent Chapman and has four children and four grandchildren.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: South Surrey—White Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	24,310	41.9	-0.24
	Liberal	Gordie Hogg	21,692	37.4	-10.09
	New Democratic	Stephen Crozier	6,716	11.6	+6.72
	Green	Beverly Pixie Hobby	4,458	7.7	+3.58
	People's	Joel Poulin	852	1.5	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,028	100.0
Total rejected ballots			326
Turnout			58,354	69.4
Eligible voters			84,138
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.93
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

Canadian federal by-election, 2017: South Surrey—White Rock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordie Hogg	14,369	47.49	+6.00
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	12,752	42.14	-1.89
	New Democratic	Jonathan Silveira	1,478	4.88	-5.53
	Green	Larry Colero	1,247	4.12	+0.70
	Christian Heritage	Rod Taylor	238	0.79
	Libertarian	Donald Wilson	89	0.29	-0.17
	Progressive Canadian	Michael Huenefeld	86	0.28	+0.09
Total valid votes/Expense limit			30,259	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			30,259	38.13	-36.60
Eligible voters			79,359
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.95

2015 Canadian federal election: Delta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Carla Qualtrough	27,355	49.12	+30.55	$72,634.16
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	18,255	32.78	-15.17	$174,408.46
	New Democratic	Jeremy Leveque	8,311	14.92	-13.13	$59,352.24
	Green	Anthony Edward Devellano	1,768	3.17	-1.57	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,689	100.00		$206,935.20
Total rejected ballots			200	0.36	–
Turnout			55,889	74.47	–
Eligible voters			75,044
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+22.86
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]

2011 Canadian federal election: Delta—Richmond East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	26,059	54.24	-1.51
	New Democratic	Nic Slater	11,181	23.27	+8.82
	Liberal	Alan Beesley	8,112	16.88	-5.14
	Green	Duane Laird	2,324	4.84	-2.94
	Independent	John Shavluk	220	0.46	–
	Libertarian	Jeff Monds	147	0.31	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168	0.35	-0.03
Turnout			48,211	60.39	+0.39
Eligible voters			79,831	–	–

2000 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Stephen Owen	22,253	44.83	+2.69	$60,542
	Alliance	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	18,613	37.50	+9.91	$64,240
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Clarke	4,112	8.28	-8.59	$12,355
	New Democratic	Loretta Woodcock	2,595	5.22	-4.81	$10,844
	Green	Doug Warkentin	1,434	2.88	+0.30	$16,556
	Canadian Action	Chris Shaw	390	0.78	–	$5,683
	Natural Law	Steven Beck	126	0.25	-0.22
	Marxist–Leninist	Anne Jamieson	109	0.21	-0.09	$18
Total valid votes			49,632	100.0
Total rejected ballots			194	0.40
Turnout			49,826	63.34	-4.32
	Liberal hold		Swing		-3.61
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

References

1. Election 2011: Delta—Richmond East. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
2. "PM Harper shuffles cabinet to fill aboriginal affairs gap". CBC News. February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
3. "Delta-Richmond East MP lands backbench role in Harper cabinet re-shuffle". Richmond News. July 15, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
4. "MPs named to help choose new Supreme Court justice". CTV News. August 8, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
5. "Conservatives choose Findlay for South Surrey-White Rock run - Peace Arch News". Peace Arch News. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
6. "Liberals win 3 of 4 federal byelections, nab seat from Tories in B.C." CBC News. 12 December 2017.
7. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/results/
8. Breen, Kerri (August 29, 2020). "B.C. Tory MP deletes tweet on 'closeness' of George Soros, Chrystia Freeland". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
9. "2016 Convention Distinguished Citizen - Kerry-Lynne Findlay". Vimeo. Aug 24, 2016.
10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015
13. Official Voting Results - Delta
14. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Kerry-Lynne Findlay – Parliament of Canada biography