Lois Brown
| Lois Brown | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora |
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| In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Belinda Stronach |
| Succeeded by | Kyle Peterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1955 Stouffville, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Canadian Alliance |
| Profession | Teacher, Consultant |
Lois E. Brown (born January 22, 1955 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newmarket—Aurora from 2008 to 2015.[1]
She is a former member of the Canadian Alliance, and was nominated as its candidate prior to the merger with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.[2]
In the 2004 federal election, Brown lost the Conservative nomination to Belinda Stronach,[3] who went on to defeat Liberal candidate Martha Hall Findlay by a narrow margin. Stronach later crossed the floor to the Liberals and became a cabinet minister.
Brown was the Conservative nominee in the 2006 federal election, where Stronach defeated her by 4,805 votes.[4]
In the 2008 election, Brown was the riding's Conservative candidate once again, and this time she won the seat by defeating the new Liberal candidate, Tim Jones, by 6,623 votes.[5] Stronach did not seek re-election and retired from politics.
Within Newmarket-Aurora, Brown continues to contribute her time to many worthwhile community organizations. She is an Executive Member of the Royal Canadian Legion and North Newmarket Lions Club and Honorary Chair of the Newmarket-Aurora Operation Red Nose volunteer designated driver program since 2009.
Brown was appointed to the Red Tape Reduction Commission by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in January 2011.
Also in January 2011, Brown was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
In the 2011 election, Brown resumed her role as Conservative party candidate for the riding. She won a landslide victory over the other five candidates with 54.33% of votes in her riding, defeating the liberal candidate Kyle Peterson by 17,724 votes.[6]
Following her re-election on May 2, 2011, Brown was re-appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Brown sat on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development and she was a member of several Parliamentary Associations, Bilateral Associations, and Interparliamentary Groups. She was appointed to the Red Tape Reduction Commission in January 2011.[7]
In the 2015 election, Brown was defeated by Kyle Peterson by a margin of 1459 votes.[8]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kyle Peterson | 25,513 | 45.18% | +21.28% | – | |||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 24,059 | 42.60% | −11.69% | – | |||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 4,806 | 8.51% | −6.76% | – | |||
| Green | Vanessa Long | 1,331 | 2.36% | −2.16% | – | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 762 | 1.35% | −0.36% | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $219,391.75 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,471 | 67.95% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,108 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Newmarket—Aurora | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 31,600 | 54.29 | +7.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Peterson | 13,908 | 23.90 | −10.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kassandra Bidarian | 8,886 | 15.27 | +6.80 | ||||
| Green | Vanessa Long | 2,628 | 4.52 | −3.71 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 998 | 1.71 | −0.18 | ||||
| Animal Alliance | Yvonne Mackie | 182 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 58,202 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 58,421 | 64.01 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 91,275 | |||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2008: Newmarket—Aurora | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 24,873 | 46.73 | +8.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Tim Jones | 18,250 | 34.29 | −11.93 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 4,508 | 8.47 | −1.12 | ||||
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 4,381 | 8.23 | +3.46 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 1,004 | 1.89 | +0.65 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Ray Luff | 211 | 0.40 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006: Newmarket—Aurora | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Belinda Stronach | 27,176 | 46.22 | +5.14 | ||||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 22,371 | 38.05 | −4.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ed Chudak | 5,639 | 9.59 | −0.34 | ||||
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 2,805 | 4.77 | +0.30 | ||||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 729 | 1.24 | −0.86 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Peter Maloney | 79 | 0.13 | |||||
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- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Newmarket—Aurora, 30 September 2015
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