Kerry-Lynne Findlay
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay | |
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Minister of National Revenue | |
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Gail Shea |
Succeeded by | Diane Lebouthillier |
Associate Minister of National Defence | |
In office February 22, 2013 – July 15, 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Bernard Valcourt |
Succeeded by | Julian Fantino |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |
In office May 25, 2011 – February 21, 2013 | |
Minister | Rob Nicholson |
Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gordie Hogg |
Member of Parliament for Delta—Richmond East | |
In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Cummins |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Brent Chapman |
Residence | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
Profession | Lawyer/Politician |
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay PC QC is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the MP for South Surrey—White Rock in the 2019 federal election. She previously sat in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election until 2015.[1] She represented the electoral district of Delta—Richmond East as a member of the Conservative Party. She was appointed and sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice on June 1, 2011, and as Associate Minister of National Defence on February 22, 2013.[2] She served as the Minister of National Revenue from July 15, 2013 until November 4, 2015.[3]
Education[]
Findlay graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science. She then graduated from the same university in 1978 with a law degree.
Legal career[]
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During her legal career, Findlay has been active in both the national and B.C. provincial branch of the Canadian Bar Association holding various positions in that organization including national and provincial chair of the Constitutional Law Section, member of the National Task Force on Court Reform in Canada, and elected president of the B.C. Branch for the 1997–1998 term[citation needed]. Findlay was appointed a Queen's Counsel in March 1999 by the Attorney-General of B.C. and served a five-year term as a Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal by appointment of the Federal Minister of Justice (2006–2011). She has also been recognized with the Vancouver YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the category of Management, Professions and Trades (May 2001) and the national Cecilia I. Johnstone Award (2011) that recognizes women who have achieved professional excellence in their field and influenced other women to pursue legal careers, supported other women in career advancement or opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them[citation needed].
Political career[]
Findlay sat on a selection panel to help choose a replacement for Marie Deschamps of Quebec, who retired from the bench.[4]
She was defeated by Liberal candidate Carla Qualtrough in the 2015 election.
In 2017, Findlay announced her candidacy as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the South Surrey—White Rock by-election.[5] Findlay was defeated by Gordie Hogg, taking 42.1% of the vote to Hogg's 47.5%.[6] In 2019, Findlay ran for Member of Parliament of South Surrey-White Rock as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate. Findlay won with 42.6% of the vote, defeating Gordie Hogg who entered Parliament through a by-election.[7] She re-contested the riding in the 2019 federal election and was successful defeating Hogg.
In August 2020, she received backlash after she retweeted another user's Twitter post trying to connect Chrystia Freeland with George Soros. She deleted the tweet and apologized shortly after.[8]
Community[]
Findlay's volunteer posts, in addition to the Canadian Bar Association, have included chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, board member of Science World, executive member of the Junior Leagues of Canada, president of Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity, and honorary counsel for the Chinese Benevolent Association of Canada.[citation needed] In 2016, she was named a Distinguished Citizen by Alpha Gamma Delta.[9]
Family[]
Findlay is married to actor Brent Chapman and has four children and four grandchildren.[10]
Electoral record[]
hide2019 Canadian federal election: South Surrey—White Rock | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 24,310 | 41.9 | -0.24 | $109,768.11 | |||
Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 21,692 | 37.4 | -10.09 | none listed | |||
New Democratic | Stephen Crozier | 6,716 | 11.6 | +6.72 | none listed | |||
Green | Beverly Pixie Hobby | 4,458 | 7.7 | +3.58 | none listed | |||
People's | Joel Poulin | 852 | 1.5 | – | $5,942.36 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,028 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 326 | |||||||
Turnout | 58,354 | 69.4 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 84,138 | |||||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.3 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12] |
hideCanadian federal by-election, 2017: South Surrey—White Rock | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Gordie Hogg | 14,369 | 47.49 | +6.00 | ||||
Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 12,752 | 42.14 | -1.89 | ||||
New Democratic | Jonathan Silveira | 1,478 | 4.88 | -5.53 | ||||
Green | Larry Colero | 1,247 | 4.12 | +0.70 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 238 | 0.79 | |||||
Libertarian | Donald Wilson | 89 | 0.29 | -0.17 | ||||
Progressive Canadian | Michael Huenefeld | 86 | 0.28 | +0.09 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 30,259 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 30,259 | 38.13 | -36.60 | |||||
Eligible voters | 79,359 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.95 |
hide2015 Canadian federal election: Delta | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Carla Qualtrough | 27,355 | 49.12 | +30.55 | $72,634.16 | |||
Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 18,255 | 32.78 | -15.17 | $174,408.46 | |||
New Democratic | Jeremy Leveque | 8,311 | 14.92 | -13.13 | $59,352.24 | |||
Green | Anthony Edward Devellano | 1,768 | 3.17 | -1.57 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,689 | 100.00 | $206,935.20 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.36 | – | |||||
Turnout | 55,889 | 74.47 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 75,044 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.86 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15] |
hide2011 Canadian federal election: Delta—Richmond East | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 26,059 | 54.24 | -1.51 | ||||
New Democratic | Nic Slater | 11,181 | 23.27 | +8.82 | ||||
Liberal | Alan Beesley | 8,112 | 16.88 | -5.14 | ||||
Green | Duane Laird | 2,324 | 4.84 | -2.94 | ||||
Independent | John Shavluk | 220 | 0.46 | – | ||||
Libertarian | Jeff Monds | 147 | 0.31 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,043 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.35 | -0.03 | |||||
Turnout | 48,211 | 60.39 | +0.39 | |||||
Eligible voters | 79,831 | – | – |
hide2000 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Stephen Owen | 22,253 | 44.83 | +2.69 | $60,542 | |||
Alliance | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 18,613 | 37.50 | +9.91 | $64,240 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Clarke | 4,112 | 8.28 | -8.59 | $12,355 | |||
New Democratic | Loretta Woodcock | 2,595 | 5.22 | -4.81 | $10,844 | |||
Green | Doug Warkentin | 1,434 | 2.88 | +0.30 | $16,556 | |||
Canadian Action | Chris Shaw | 390 | 0.78 | – | $5,683 | |||
Natural Law | Steven Beck | 126 | 0.25 | -0.22 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Anne Jamieson | 109 | 0.21 | -0.09 | $18 | |||
Total valid votes | 49,632 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.40 | ||||||
Turnout | 49,826 | 63.34 | -4.32 | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.61 | ||||||
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |
References[]
- ^ Election 2011: Delta—Richmond East Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "PM Harper shuffles cabinet to fill aboriginal affairs gap". CBC News. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "Delta-Richmond East MP lands backbench role in Harper cabinet re-shuffle". Richmond News. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "MPs named to help choose new Supreme Court justice". CTV News. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Conservatives choose Findlay for South Surrey-White Rock run - Peace Arch News". Peace Arch News. 2017-11-13. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Liberals win 3 of 4 federal byelections, nab seat from Tories in B.C." CBC News. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Breen, Kerri (August 29, 2020). "B.C. Tory MP deletes tweet on 'closeness' of George Soros, Chrystia Freeland". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Convention Distinguished Citizen - Kerry-Lynne Findlay". Vimeo. Aug 24, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Hon. Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Delta
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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