Ben Lobb

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Ben Lobb

MP
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Member of Parliament
for Huron—Bruce
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byPaul Steckle
Personal details
Born (1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 45)
Huron, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidencePoint Clark, Ontario[1]
Alma materLee University

Benjamin T. Lobb MP (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who represents the federal riding of Huron-Bruce in the House of Commons. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Early life[]

Ben Lobb attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he earned his B.Sc. in business administration.[2] He is the son of a prominent local auctioneer.


Political career[]

Lobb was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008 and has subsequently been re-elected in 2011, for a third term in the 2015 federal election and a fourth time in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3]

Electoral record[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Huron—Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 29,512 48.5 +3.56 none listed
Liberal Allan Thompson 20,167 33.1 -6.61 $82,810.20
New Democratic Tony McQuail 7,421 12.2 -0.75 $25,745.80
Green Nicholas Wendler 2,665 4.4 +2.00 $0.00
People's Kevin M. Klerks 1,102 1.8 $2,074.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,867 100.0
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 61,265 71.1
Eligible voters 86,147
Conservative hold Swing +5.09
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
hide2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 26,174 44.94 -10.01 –
Liberal Allan Thompson 23,129 39.71 +23.21 –
New Democratic Gerard Creces 7,544 12.95 -12.39 –
Green Jutta Splettstoesser 1,398 2.40 -0.33 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,245 100.00   $214,719.74
Total rejected ballots 232 0.40
Turnout 58,477 72.77
Eligible voters 80,355
Conservative hold Swing -16.61
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
hide2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 29,255 54.95 +10.1 –
New Democratic Grant Robertson 13,493 25.34 +10.3 –
Liberal Charlie Bagnato 8,784 16.50 -16.5 –
Green Eric Shelley 1,455 2.73 -2.6 –
Independent Dennis Valenta 254 0.48 0.0 –
Total valid votes 53,241 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 247 0.5 –
Turnout 53,488 68.8 –
Eligible voters 77,743 – –
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
hide2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 22,202 44.8 +6.8 $59,966
Liberal Greg McClinchey 16,346 33.0 -5.0 $74,928
New Democratic Tony McQuail 7,426 15.0 -1.3 $37,499
Green Glen Smith 2,617 5.3 +1.9
Christian Heritage Dave Joslin 747 1.5 -0.4 $5,359
Independent Dennis Valenta 242 0.5 0.0 $3,622
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,580 100.0 $83,704
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
hide2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Steckle 21,260 39.8 -10.0
Conservative Ben Lobb 20,289 38.0 +6.9
New Democratic Grant Robertson 8,696 16.3 3.2
Green Victoria Serda 1,829 3.4 +0.4
Christian Heritage Dave Joslin 1,019 1.9 0.0
Independent Dennis Valenta 270 0.5
Total valid votes 53,363 100.0

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Huron - Bruce - Canada Votes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ nurun.com. "Huron-Bruce Conservative MP Ben Lobb re-elected". Owen Sound Sun Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

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