Mark Strahl

Mark Strahl
MP
Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources
Assumed office
September 15, 2016
Leader Rona Ambrose
Preceded by Candice Bergen
Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Oceans
In office
November 20, 2015 – September 14, 2016
Leader Rona Ambrose
Preceded by Robert Chisholm
Succeeded by Todd Doherty
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chilliwack—Hope
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon (2011-2015)
Assumed office
May 2, 2011
Preceded by Chuck Strahl
Personal details
Born (1978-03-26) March 26, 1978
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Political party Conservative
Relations Chuck Strahl (father)
Deb Strahl (mother)
Profession Politician

Mark R. Strahl (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope.[1]

Career

Starting as an intern in Ottawa with Opposition Leader Preston Manning, Strahl also worked in the offices of former MP Grant McNally (Dewdney—Alouette) and MP Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission).

On May 2, 2011, Strahl was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. He served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence from 2011 to 2013.

On December 13, 2012, Strahl was named the chair of the B.C./Yukon Conservative Caucus.

On September 20, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Strahl as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, a role he fulfilled until August 2015.[2]

Life

Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who held the same riding (with adjustments) for many years.

Strahl and his wife have been married since 1999; they have one son. They currently reside in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015: Chilliwack—Hope
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Strahl 21,445 42.3 -17.27 –
LiberalLouis De Jaeger 17,114 33.8 +22.61 –
New DemocraticSeonaigh MacPherson 9,218 18.2 -5.29 –
GreenThomas Cheney 2,386 4.7 -0.33 –
LibertarianAlexander Johnson 416 0.8 – –
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell 82 0.2 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,661100.0   $203,545.95
Total rejected ballots 154––
Turnout 50,81571.46–
Eligible voters 71,703
Conservative hold Swing -19.94
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Strahl 28,160 57.20 -5.12
New DemocraticGwen O'Mahony 12,691 25.78 +7.02
LiberalDiane Janzen 5,320 10.81 +2.29
GreenJamie Hoskins 2,706 5.50 -3.27
Western BlockClive Edwards 180 0.37 – –
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell 173 0.35 +0.11 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,230100.00
Total rejected ballots 152 0.31+0.04
Turnout 49,382 58.99+1
Eligible voters 83,713 ––

References

  1. ↑ Election 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The Globe and Mail.
  2. ↑ "Chilliwack's Strahl gets nod for role in dad's old ministry". Chilliwack Times. September 20, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  3. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chilliwack—Hope, 30 September 2015
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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