Doug Shipley

Douglas Shipley MP
Member of Parliament for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Alex Nuttall
Personal details
Born	(1966-06-10) June 10, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Political party	Conservative
Residence(s)	Barrie, Ontario[2]
Profession	businessman

Doug Shipley MP (born June 10, 1966)^[1] is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[3] He previously served on the Barrie City Council for Ward 3 from 2010 to 2019.^[4]

Political career

Municipal politics

Shipley is a former city councillor for the Barrie City Council from 2010-2019. While serving as Councillor for Ward 3, Shipley served as Chair of Finance and Corporate Services, Chair of Infrastructure, Investment and Development Services Committee, and Deputy Chair of the Barrie Police Services Board. He also sat on several committees, including the Barrie and Area Physician Recruitment Task Force.

Federal Politics

Shipley was first elected to represent the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte in the House of Commons in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Shipley was re-elected to represent the same riding at the 44th Canadian Parliament.

On September 12, 2022 Shipley was appointed Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety by Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre. Shipley currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Shipley has served on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security since December 7, 2021.^[5]

Previously, Shipley also served on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and was appointed Deputy Shadow Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion by the previous Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole.

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Doug Shipley	23,555	45.09	+6.08
	Liberal	Tanya Saari	16,145	30.91	-0.33
	New Democratic	Sarah Lochhead	8,910	17.06	+2.24
	People's	Chris Webb	3,629	6.95	+5.15
Total valid votes			52,239
Total rejected ballots			480
Turnout			52,719	63.43	-3.11
Eligible voters			82,843
Source: Elections Canada[6]
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.21

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Doug Shipley	20,981	39.00	-2.57	$101,308.80
	Liberal	Brian Kalliecharan	16,805	31.24	-10.36	$84,892.64
	New Democratic	Dan Janssen	7,972	14.82	+4.50	$11,769.53
	Green	Marty Lancaster	7,066	13.14	+7.88	none listed
	People's	David Patterson	969	1.80	–	$3,100.42
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,793	99.30
Total rejected ballots			378	0.70
Turnout			54,171	66.54	-0.90
Eligible voters			81,414
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.92
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

2018 Barrie municipal election: Ward 3
Candidate	Vote	%
Doug Shipley (X)	1,614	69.99
Tanya Saari	415	18.00
Lynne-Anne Hill	277	12.01

References

1. "Births" (PDF). THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Ontario. June 16, 1966. p. 15. SHIPLEY - Betty and Bruce Shipley of Aurora are happy to announce the birth of their son Douglas Edward, June 10, 1966 at York Central Hospital
2. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. "Canada election results: Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. Bowe, Raymond (May 24, 2019). "Another city councillor enters race seeking Tory nomination in north-Barrie riding". Barrie Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
5. House of Commons. "ROLES - DOUG SHIPLEY".
6. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
8. "Official Voting results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

External links

• Doug Shipley – Parliament of Canada biography