Bruce Stanton

Bruce Stanton
Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
In office
December 4, 2015 – September 20, 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJoe Comartin
Succeeded byChris d'Entremont
Member of Parliament
for Simcoe North
In office
January 23, 2006 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byPaul Devillers
Succeeded byAdam Chambers
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Aboriginal Affairs
In office
3 February 2009 – 22 June 2011
MinisterChuck Strahl
John Duncan
Preceded byBarry Devolin
Succeeded byChris Warkentin
Personal details
Born
Ronald Bruce Stanton

(1957-12-20) December 20, 1957 (age 66)
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseHeather Stanton
Residence(s)Port Stanton, Ontario, Canada
Professiontourism professional

Ronald Bruce Stanton (born December 20, 1957) is a retired Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe North from 2006 to 2021. Stanton first ran as a member of the Conservative Party in the 2006 federal election and won with 40.44% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2008, obtaining 49.7% of the vote. He won again in 2011 with 54.44% of the vote. He was re-elected again in the 2015 federal election. He was named the 49th Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons on December 4, 2015, serving in this position in the 42nd Canadian Parliament and 43rd Canadian Parliament. When the speaker is absent from the House of Commons, the Deputy Speaker is vested with the powers of the Speaker.

Born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Stanton ran a family tourism business on Sparrow Lake that had been founded in 1884. He served as a board member of Resorts Ontario, Tourism Ontario, the Board of the Tourism Association of Canada, and the Huronia Tourist Association. For four years, he was a member of the Severn Township municipal council.

On June 25, 2020, Stanton announced that he would not seek re-election for a sixth term as Simcoe North's Member of Parliament in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He was succeeded by Adam Chambers of the Conservative Party.[1][2]

Electoral history

2019 Canadian federal election: Simcoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Bruce Stanton 27,241 43.4 -0.12 $100,103.63
Liberal Gerry Hawes 19,310 30.8 -9.01 $83,974.59
New Democratic Angelique Belcourt 8,850 14.1 +3.52 $4,832.36
Green Valerie Powell 5,882 9.4 +4.94 $6,203.63
People's Stephen Makk 1,154 1.8 – $4,480.03
Christian Heritage Chris Brown 341 0.5 -0.06 $2,923.18
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,778 100.0
Total rejected ballots 358
Turnout 63,136 65.0
Eligible voters 97,148
Conservative hold Swing +4.45
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Bruce Stanton 24,836 43.52 -10.36 $91,741.02
Liberal Liz Riley 22,718 39.81 +20.56 $74,044.17
New Democratic Richard Banigan 6,037 10.58 -9.85 $3,879.75
Green Peter Stubbins 2,543 4.46 -1.4 $11,996.03
No affiliation1 Jacob Kearey-Moreland 618 1.08 – $2,744.47
Christian Heritage Scott Whittaker 319 0.56 -0.02 $2,753.34
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,071 100.0   $224,845.90
Total rejected ballots 189 – –
Turnout 57,260 – –
Eligible voters 86,859
Conservative hold Swing -15.46
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
1 Cooperative Interdependent
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 27,796 53.88
  New Democratic 10,540 20.43
  Liberal 9,932 19.25
  Green 3,021 5.86
  Christian Heritage 301 0.58
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Bruce Stanton 31,581 54.5 +4.8 –
New Democratic Richard Banigan 11,515 19.9 +8.2 –
Liberal Steve Clarke 11,090 19.1 -8.6 –
Green Valerie Powell 3,489 6.0 -5.0 –
Christian Heritage Adrian Kooger 322 0.6 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,997 100.0
Total rejected ballots 161 0.3 –
Turnout 58,158 64.9 –
Eligible voters 89,588 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Bruce Stanton 26,328 49.7 +9.3 $84,616
Liberal Steve Clarke 14,670 27.7 -10.7 $87,766
New Democratic Richard Banigan 6,207 11.7 -2.4 $6,265
Green Valerie Powell 5,820 11.0 +5.0 $26,424
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,025 100.0 $90,754
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Stanton 23,266 40.4 +2.7
Liberal Karen Graham 22,078 38.4 -5.0
New Democratic Jen Hill 8,132 14.1 +2.8
Green Sandy Agnew 3,451 6.0 -0.4
Christian Heritage Adrian Kooger 617 1.1 +0.1
Total valid votes 57,544 100.0

References

  1. ^ "Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton won't seek re-election". Orillia Matters. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Canada election results: Simcoe North | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Simcoe North, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections