Shannon Martin

Shannon Martin (born 1970 or 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in a by-election on January 28, 2014.^[1] He represents the electoral district of McPhillips as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.

Shannon Martin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office September 10, 2019 – September 5, 2023
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Jasdeep Devgan
Constituency	McPhillips
In office January 28, 2014 – August 12, 2019
Preceded by	Mavis Taillieu
Succeeded by	Riding Abolished
Constituency	Morris
Personal details
Born	c. 1970-1971
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Martin first ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election, in the Winnipeg division of Kildonan. He was defeated by Dave Chomiak of the New Democratic Party.^[2]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Martin was executive director of Reaching E-Quality Employment Services, a Winnipeg-based not-for-profit that assists persons with disabilities find employment. He was also provincial director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.^[1]

He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.

Electoral record

v t e 2019 Manitoba general election: McPhillips
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	3,359	38.19	-9.5	$27,158.77
	New Democratic	Greg McFarlane	3,271	37.19	+3.2	$11,518.32
	Liberal	John Cacayuran	1,506	17.12	+4.3	$10,011.14
	Green	Jason Smith	414	4.71	+0.2	$0.00
	Manitoba First	Dave Wheeler	245	2.79	+1.8^[a]	$1,210.90
Total valid votes			8,795	99.27
Total rejected ballots			65	0.73
Turnout			8,860	56.64
Eligible voters			15,643
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.3
Change compared to Manitoba Party Source: STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL RESULTS BY VOTING AREA (PDF) (Report). Elections Manitoba. 2019.

v t e 2016 Manitoba general election: Morris
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	6,980	75.45	+5.46
	Liberal	John Falk	1,430	15.45	+4.27
	New Democratic	Mohamed Alli	840	9.08	-3.85
Total valid votes			9,250	100.0
Eligible voters			15,991
Source: Elections Manitoba^[3]^[4]

Manitoba provincial by-election, January 28, 2014: Morris
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	2,642	69.99	-4.01
	New Democratic	Dean Harder	488	12.93	-6.44
	Liberal	Jeremy Barber	422	11.18	+4.55
	Independent	Ray Shaw	138	3.66	-
	Green	Alain Landry	85	2.25	-
Total valid votes			3775
Rejected and declined votes			17
Turnout			3792	27.51
Electors on the lists			13782
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+1.21

v t e 1999 Manitoba general election: Kildonan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Dave Chomiak	6,101	62.66	10.66	$16,574.00
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon Martin	2,542	26.11	-3.63	$14,834.13
	Liberal	Michael Lazar	1,093	11.23	-7.03	$7,835.59
Total valid votes			9,736	–	–
Rejected			54	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,818	70.85	-3.44
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

References

1. "Progressive Conservatives sweep Manitoba byelections". Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2014.
2. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: The Standing Committee on Justice, Hansard, 26 May 2008, accessed 19 February 2014.
3. "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
4. "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.