Mel Arnold

Mel Arnold MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of North Okanagan—Shuswap during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Mel Arnold MP
Arnold in 2018
Member of the Canadian Parliament for North Okanagan—Shuswap
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Colin Mayes
Personal details
Born	1958/1959 (age 61–62)[1] Notch Hill, Blind Bay, British Columbia
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Salmon Arm, British Columbia

Arnold was active on the boards of local service clubs, including the BC Wildlife Federation and Canadian Wildlife Federation, where he held the role of President for two terms. Before serving as a member of Parliament, he served on his Salmon Arm's environmental advisory council for eight years. In 2010 was appointed to the B.C. government's Species at Risk Task Force.[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mel Arnold	36,154	48.8	+8.9
	Liberal	Cindy Derkaz	16,783	22.6	-7.4
	New Democratic	Harwinder Sandhu	11,353	15.3	-10.3
	Green	Marc Reinarz	7,828	10.6	+5.4
	People's	Kyle Delfing	2,027	2.7	+2.7[lower-alpha 1]
Total valid votes/Expense limit			74,145	100.0
Total rejected ballots			449
Turnout			74,594	70.0
Eligible voters			106,601
	Conservative hold		Swing		+8.15
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

1. New Party in Riding

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mel Arnold	27,490	39.30	-16.06	$94,762.90
	Liberal	Cindy Derkaz	20,949	29.95	+22.48	$76,594.10
	New Democratic	Jacqui Gingras	17,907	25.60	-0.88	$81,410.56
	Green	Chris George	3,608	5.16	-5.53	$6,792.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit			69,954	99.78		$255,644.99
Total rejected ballots			152	0.22	–
Turnout			70,106	72.84	–
Eligible voters			96,243
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.27
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

1. "Mel Arnold announces bid for Shuswap Liberal leadership". Salmon Arm Observer. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
2. "ELECTION 2015: Conservative win in North Okanagan-Shuswap". Global News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
3. "Mel Arnold: Former President of BCWF". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Okanagan—Shuswap, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates