Warren Steinley

Warren Steinley MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina-Lewvan in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the riding of Regina-Lewvan in the House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party.[2]

Warren Steinley

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Regina—Lewvan
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byErin Weir
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Regina Walsh Acres
In office
November 7, 2011 – September 11, 2019
Preceded bySandra Morin
Succeeded byDerek Meyers
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 38–39)[1]
Rush Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Saskatchewan Party
ResidenceRegina, Saskatchewan
Websitehttps://warrensteinley.com

Steinley serves as the Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Internal Trade, he is also a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.[3]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Steinley served as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 2011-2019 as the MLA for Regina Walsh-Acres.[4] In addition to his duties as MLA, Warren served as Deputy Caucus Chair, Chair of the Private Bills House Committee, member of the Standing Committee of Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice, and member of the Standing Committee of Human Services. Steinley was also a board member of Innovation Saskatchewan,[5] The Provincial Capital Commission and served on the 2013 Grey Cup Executive Committee.[6]  

Steinley was replaced as MLA in 2020 by Derek Meyers.[7]

Politics

Steinley has been involved in numerous Saskatchewan Party and Conservative Party of Canada leadership races. He served as Andrew Scheer’s Saskatchewan leadership campaign chair in 2017, and co-chaired Erin O’Toole's successful 2020 leadership bid.

Early life

Warren grew up on a dairy and beef farm near Rush Lake, Saskatchewan. His family was very involved with the showing of Holstein cattle across Western Canada. The Steinley Brothers proudly exhibited animals as a family for decades, and the Park Lane prefix was a fixture on the dairy show circuits for decades.

Warren is a longtime athlete and sports enthusiast, and played competitive football, track and field, and hockey in his youth. Warren played in the Saskatchewan Senior Bowl for the top High School Graduating football players. After High School, He spent some time playing for the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Steinley also had a short stint with the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers.

Education and Career

Steinley graduated with an Honours Degree in Political Science from the University of Regina, where he competed for the University of Regina Cougars Track and Field team. He also co-founded the local Saskatchewan Party Campus Club. After University, Warren completed an Internship with Hon. Gerry Ritz, the Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa and then worked in the office of Hon. Lynne Yelich, the Minister of Western Economic Diversification. Warren then returned to Saskatchewan in 2009 to work in the Saskatchewan Public Service within the Ministry of Executive Council as a Researcher. He served as the Director of Research within Government Caucus before being elected as an MLA in the 2011 Saskatchewan general election.

Personal life

In 2009 Warren married his wife Larissa. They have three children, Nickson, Claire and Jameson. In 2018, Steinley obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Regina through the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeWarren Steinley26,83752.86+17.92
New DemocraticJigar Patel14,45428.47-6.74
LiberalWinter Fedyk6,62513.05-14.43
GreenNaomi Hunter2,0354.01+3.01
People'sTrevor Wowk5641.11–
IndependentDon Morgan1980.39–
National Citizens AllianceIan Bridges590.11–
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,614100.0  
Total rejected ballots 312
Turnout 51,92675.88
Eligible voters 68,435
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.33
Source: Elections Canada[8] CBC[9]
2016 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanWarren Steinley3,57551.30-6.88
New DemocraticGloria Patrick2,97642.70+3.36
LiberalReina Sinclair3124.48-
GreenLeonie Williams1061.52-0.96
Total valid votes 6,96999.81
Total rejected ballots 130.19-0.10
Turnout 6,98258.58-9.02
Saskatchewan hold Swing -5.12
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[10][11]
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanWarren Steinley3,67958.18-
  NDP Sandra Morin 2,488 39.34 -22.65
GreenBart Soroka1572.48-0.96
Total valid votes 6,32499.72
Total rejected ballots 180.28-8.52
Turnout 6,34267.60-5.16
Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic Swing +40.41

References
  1. https://www.cjme.com/2019/10/06/warren-steinley-conservative-party-of-canada/
  2. "Warren Steinley". Canada's Official Opposition. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  3. "AGRI - Home - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  4. "Regina Walsh Acres". Saskatchewan Party Caucus. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  5. (PDF) https://innovationsask.ca/pub/documents/publications/IS-2013-2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly- 101st Grey Cup" (PDF).
  7. "Saskatchewan election: Regina Walsh Acres". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. "Federal election 2019 live results". CBCNews. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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