Ron Cannan

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The Honourable
Ronald D Cannan
PC
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Member of Parliament
for Kelowna—Lake Country
In office
January 23, 2006 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byWerner Schmidt
Succeeded byStephen Fuhr
Personal details
Born (1961-05-08) May 8, 1961 (age 60)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Cindy Cannan
ResidenceKelowna, British Columbia
ProfessionAdvertising consultant, business manager

Ronald D. E. Cannan (born May 8, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a self-employed business consultant.

On April 1, 2016 Ron was appointed as Board Director of The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSABC).

Ron was a Canadian Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Cannan was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election and represented the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country. Previously, he sat on Kelowna City Council from 1996 to 2005.

Ron was elected as Member of Parliament of Kelowna in 2006, 2008 and 2011.

Family background[]

Ron and his wife Cindy (whom he married in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta) have three adult daughters and grandchildren all living in Kelowna. They moved to Kelowna in 1990.

Career background[]

Prior to entering politics, Cannan was involved in marketing and advertising sales.

Municipal politics (1996–2005)[]

Cannan was first elected to Kelowna City Council in the November 1996 civic election for a three-year term. He was re-elected in the next two elections, and served a total of nine years on Kelowna City Council. During this time, he also served as a director for the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Federal politics (2006–2015)[]

Cannan won the Conservative Party nomination in May 2005 for Kelowna-Lake Country and was subsequently elected MP on January 23, 2006, in the 2006 federal election by capturing nearly fifty-percent of the vote. Cannan also was re-elected on October 14, 2008 with over 55% of the share of the votes.[1]

Cannan voted against climate action policies proposed in Parliament from 2006 until his defeat in the 2015 election.[2]

In 2015 Cannan was defeated by Liberal challenger Stephen Fuhr. Kelowna—Lake Country and its predecessors had been held by centre-of-right parties since 1972, and a non-conservative challenger had last won more than 30 percent of the vote in 1988. In 2015, however, Fuhr took 46 percent of the vote to Cannan's 39 percent.

He was one of three MPs not in cabinet to serve on the Treasury Board Sub-Committee on Government Administration, and became entitled to the title "Honourable" as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.[3]

Election results[]

2015 Canadian federal election: Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Stephen Fuhr 29,614 46.16 +34.69 $127,002.68
Conservative Ron Cannan 25,502 39.75 -18.63 $70,942.48
New Democratic Norah Mary Bowman 9,039 14.09 -7.28 $33,945.86
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,155 99.64   $228,718.18
Total rejected ballots 230 0.36 –
Turnout 64,385 70.65 –
Eligible voters 91,131
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +26.66
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6]
2011 Canadian federal election: Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ron Cannan 34,566 57.40 +1.47
New Democratic Patricia Kalmanovitch 13,322 22.12 +7.01
Liberal Kris Stewart 7,069 11.74 -1.97
Green Alice Hooper 5,265 8.74 -4.97
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,222 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 146 0.24 -0.05
Turnout 60,368 60.27 +1.51
Eligible voters 100,169 – –
2008 Canadian federal election: Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ron Cannan 31,907 55.93 +6.77 $66,354
New Democratic Tish Lakes 8,624 15.11 -1.53 –
Liberal Diana Cabott 8,469 14.84 -10.99 $37,576
Green Angela Reid 7,821 13.71 +5.75 $13,334
Communist Mark Haley 218 0.38 – $566
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,039 100.00 $95,647
Total rejected ballots 168 0.29 +0.09
Turnout 57,207 58.76 -0.8

References[]

  1. ^ "Okanagan stays blue". CKFR (AM). 14 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.[dead link]
  2. ^ Cannan, Ron. "THE HONOURABLE RON CANNAN - VOTES - 41ST PARLIAMENT, 1ST SESSION". Parliament of Canada. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kelowna—Lake Country, 30 September 2015
  5. ^ Official Voting Results - Kelowna—Lake Country
  6. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

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