Warren Steinley

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Warren Steinley
MP
Member of Parliament
for Regina—Lewvan
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byErin Weir
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Regina Walsh Acres
In office
November 7, 2011 – September 11, 2019
Preceded bySandra Morin
Succeeded byDerek Meyers
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 39–40)[1]
Rush Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		Saskatchewan Party
ResidenceRegina, Saskatchewan
Websitehttps://warrensteinley.com

Warren Steinley MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party.[2]

Steinley serves as the Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Internal Trade, he is also a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.[3]

Early life[]

Warren grew up on a dairy and beef farm near Rush Lake, Saskatchewan. His family was very involved with the showing of Holstein cattle across Western Canada. The Steinley Brothers proudly exhibited animals as a family for decades, and the Park Lane prefix was a fixture on the dairy show circuits for decades.

Warren is a longtime athlete and sports enthusiast, and played competitive football, track and field, and hockey in his youth. Warren played in the Saskatchewan Senior Bowl for the top High School Graduating football players. After High School, He spent some time playing for the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Steinley also had a short stint with the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers.

Education and Career[]

Steinley graduated with an Honours Degree in Political Science from the University of Regina, where he competed for the University of Regina Cougars Track and Field team. He also co-founded the local Saskatchewan Party Campus Club. After University, Warren completed an Internship with Hon. Gerry Ritz, the Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa and then worked in the office of Hon. Lynne Yelich, the Minister of Western Economic Diversification. Warren then returned to Saskatchewan in 2009 to work in the Saskatchewan Public Service within the Ministry of Executive Council as a Researcher. He served as the Director of Research within Government Caucus before being elected as an MLA in the 2011 Saskatchewan general election.

Steinley has been involved in numerous Saskatchewan Party and Conservative Party of Canada leadership races. He served as Andrew Scheer’s Saskatchewan leadership campaign chair in 2017, and co-chaired Erin O’Toole's successful 2020 leadership bid.

2019 federal election[]

Steinley resigned his provincial seat on September 11, 2019, the same day the Writs of election were issued for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe subsequently indicated that a by-election would not be held to fill the resulting vacancy in the Legislature. He argued that it was in order to save the by-election expenses, and due to the proximity to the upcoming 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election.[4]

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Steinley served as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 2011-2019 as the MLA for Regina Walsh-Acres.[5] In addition to his duties as MLA, Steinley served as Deputy Caucus Chair, Chair of the Private Bills House Committee, member of the Standing Committee of Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice, and member of the Standing Committee of Human Services. Steinley was also a board member of Innovation Saskatchewan,[6] the Provincial Capital Commission and served on the 2013 Grey Cup Executive Committee.[7] 

Steinley was succeeded as MLA in 2020 by Derek Meyers.[8]

Personal life[]

In 2009 Warren married his wife Larissa. They have three young children. In 2018, Steinley obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Regina through the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy.

Drunk driving conviction[]

During the 2019 federal election campaign, it was discovered that Steinley had been convicted of drunk driving when he was 19 years old. Because he was pardoned for the offence, the Saskatchewan Party omitted Steinley from a 2016 list of their candidates who had prior drunk driving convictions, at a time when provincial political parties were under criticism for not divulging candidates' criminal records. Steinley kept this information hidden from the public until it was uncovered in 2019.[9]

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

2019 Canadian federal election: Regina—Lewvan
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Warren Steinley 27,088 52.48 +17.55 $75,743.62
New Democratic Jigar Patel 14,767 28.61 -6.60 $58,571.02
Liberal Winter Fedyk 6,826 13.23 -14.25 $27,612.69
Green Naomi Hunter 2,099 4.07 +2.31 $5,891.53
People's Trevor Wowk 573 1.11 – none listed
Independent Don Morgan 201 0.39 – none listed
National Citizens Alliance Ian Bridges 60 0.12 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 51,614 99.40
Total rejected ballots 312 0.60 +0.22
Turnout 51,926 75.51 +0.86
Eligible voters 68,770
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.07
Source: Elections Canada[10] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[11]

Provincial[]

2016 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Warren Steinley 3,575 51.30 -6.88
New Democratic Gloria Patrick 2,976 42.70 +3.36
Liberal Reina Sinclair 312 4.48 -
Green Leonie Williams 106 1.52 -0.96
Total valid votes 6,969 99.81
Total rejected ballots 13 0.19 -0.10
Turnout 6,982 58.58 -9.02
Saskatchewan hold Swing -5.12
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[12][13]
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Warren Steinley 3,679 58.18 -
  NDP Sandra Morin 2,488 39.34 -22.65
Green Bart Soroka 157 2.48 -0.96
Total valid votes 6,324 99.72
Total rejected ballots 18 0.28 -8.52
Turnout 6,342 67.60 -5.16
Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic Swing +40.41

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.cjme.com/2019/10/06/warren-steinley-conservative-party-of-canada/
  2. ^ "Warren Steinley". Canada's Official Opposition. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  3. ^ "AGRI - Home - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  4. ^ "Scott Moe says vacated Saskatchewan seats won’t be filled through byelections" Global News, September 12, 2019
  5. ^ "Regina Walsh Acres". Saskatchewan Party Caucus. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  6. ^ (PDF) https://innovationsask.ca/pub/documents/publications/IS-2013-2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly- 101st Grey Cup" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan election: Regina Walsh Acres". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  9. ^ "Conservative candidate Warren Steinley had impaired driving conviction" Regina Leader Post, October 3, 2019
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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