Phil McColeman

Phil McColeman MP (born March 15, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Brant in the 2008 Canadian federal election. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently represents the riding of Brantford—Brant.[1] On 8 January 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the 44th Canadian federal election.[2]

Phil McColeman MP
McColeman in 2016
Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board
In office October 16, 2016 – August 30, 2017
Leader	Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Pierre Poilievre
Succeeded by	Gérard Deltell
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brant
In office October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Lloyd St. Amand
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brantford—Brant
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	first member
Personal details
Born	March 15, 1954 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Nancy (August 23, 1975-present)
Residence	Brantford, Ontario

Prior to entering politics, McColeman ran a construction business for 24 years. He is also a former president of the Brantford Homebuilders’ Association.[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	26,849	40.30	-0.59
	Liberal	Danielle Takacs	20,454	30.70	0.00
	New Democratic	Sabrina Sawyer	13,131	19.70	-5.14
	Green	Bob Jonkman	4,257	6.40	+3.90
	People's	Dave Wrobel	1,320	2.00	–
	Veterans Coalition	Jeffrey Gallagher	394	0.59	–
	Independent	John Turmel	146	0.22	-0.04
	Independent	Leslie Bory	115	0.18	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			66,666	100.0
Total rejected ballots			497
Turnout			67,163	62.22	-3.77
Eligible voters			107,930
	Conservative hold		Swing		-0.59
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election: Brantford-Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	25,874	40.89	-7.52	–
	Liberal	Danielle Takacs	19,422	30.70	+11.80	–
	New Democratic	Marc Laferrière	15,715	24.84	-4.11	–
	Green	Kevin Brandt	1,582	2.50	-0.70	–
	Libertarian	Rob Ferguson	515	0.81	–	–
	Independent	John C. Turmel	164	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			63,272	100.00		$240,443.79
Total rejected ballots			272	0.43	–
Turnout			63,544	65.99	–
Eligible voters			96,290
	Conservative hold		Swing		-9.66
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2011 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	28,045	48.9	+7.0	–
	New Democratic	Marc Laferrière	16,351	28.5	+11.3	–
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	10,780	18.8	-14.2	–
	Green	Nora Fueten	1,858	3.2	-3.8	–
	Independent	Leslie Bory	174	0.3	–	–
	Independent	Martin Sitko	138	0.2	–	–
Total valid votes			57,346	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			243	0.4	–
Turnout			57,589	60.1	–
Eligible voters			94,485	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	22,628	41.9	+5.9	$84,126
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	17,839	33.0	-3.9	$82,233
	New Democratic	Brian Van Tilborg	9,297	17.2	-4.1	$22,079
	Green	Nora Fueten	3,805	7.0	+2.4	$15,692
	Christian Heritage	John Gots	369	0.6	-0.3	$286
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,938	100	$94,138

2006 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	22,077	36.9	-1.1
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	21,495	36.0	+2.9
	New Democratic	Lynn Bowering	12,713	21.3	-0.7
	Green	Adam King	2,729	4.6	-0.5
	Christian Heritage	John H. Wubs	526	0.9	-0.2
	Independent	John Turmel	213	0.4	-0.3
Total valid votes			59,753	100.0

References

1. Ruby, Michelle (2019-10-22). "McColeman celebrates fourth election win". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
2. "Conservative MP Phil McColeman says he won't seek re-election". CityNews. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
3. Ruby, Michelle (2019-09-30). "'Lots left to do,' says Conservative candidate". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brantford—Brant, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Phil McColeman
• Phil McColeman – Parliament of Canada biography