Lois Brown

Lois Brown
Member of Parliament
for Newmarket—Aurora
In office
14 October 2008 – 4 August 2015
Preceded byBelinda Stronach
Succeeded byKyle Peterson
Personal details
Born (1955-01-22) 22 January 1955 (age 69)
Stouffville, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Canadian Alliance
ResidenceNewmarket, Ontario
ProfessionTeacher, consultant

Lois E. Brown (born 22 January 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]

Political career

Brown is a former member of the Canadian Alliance and was nominated as its candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in advance of the 2004 federal election. When the party merged with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, however, Brown lost the Conservative nomination to Belinda Stronach, who went on to defeat Liberal candidate Martha Hall Findlay.[2][3] Stronach later crossed the floor to the Liberal Party.

Brown was the Conservative nominee in the 2006 federal election, where Stronach defeated her by 4,805 votes.[4]

Member of Parliament (2008–2015)

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.

In January 2011, Brown was appointed to the Red Tape Reduction Commission by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[6] Harper also appointed her Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation.[citation needed]

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.[7]

Following her re-election on 2 May 2011, Brown was re-appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation by 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.

In the 2015 election, Brown was defeated by Kyle Peterson by a margin of 1,459 votes.[8]

2019 federal election

In October 2017, Brown announced that she would be seeking the Conservative nomination for Newmarket—Aurora in an attempt to regain her seat in the 43rd Canadian federal election.[9][10] She was acclaimed as the candidate in March 2018.[citation needed] She subsequently finished second to the Liberal candidate, Tony Van Bynen.[11]

Community involvement

Brown 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.[citation needed]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tony Van Bynen 26,488 43.1 -2.08 $88,608.07
Conservative Lois Brown 23,232 37.8 -7.81 $74,278.42
New Democratic Yvonne Kelly 6,576 10.7 +2.19 $18,620.10
Green Walter Bauer 3,551 5.8 +3.44 none listed
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 901 1.5 +0.15 none listed
People's Andrew McCaughtrie 588 1.0 – none listed
Rhinoceros Laurie Goble 104 0.2 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 61,460 100.0
Total rejected ballots 424
Turnout 61,884 67.3
Eligible voters 91,920
Liberal hold Swing +2.87
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2015 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Kyle Peterson 25,508 45.18 +21.47 $84,535.55
Conservative Lois Brown 24,057 42.61 −11.45 $162,456.63
New Democratic Yvonne Kelly 4,806 8.51 −7.28 $26,593.85
Green Vanessa Long 1,331 2.36 −2.03 $2,677.04
Progressive Canadian Dorian Baxter 762 1.35 $3,282.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,464 100.00   $219,830.00
Total rejected ballots 257 0.45 –
Turnout 56,721 68.25 –
Eligible voters 83,108
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.46
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]


2011 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
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
2008 Canadian federal election: 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  
2006 Canadian federal election: 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  

References

  1. ^ "Parliament of Canada Information Page – Lois Brown". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Belinda Stronach secures nomination in riding". CBC News. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Stronach wins riding nomination". The Globe and Mail. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Stronach survives battle with her old party". The Globe and Mail. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Stronach gone, Grits lose". Toronto Star. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ Red Tape Reduction Commission. "Biographical Note – Lois Brown". Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Lois Brown earns top marks from Newmarket-Aurora voters". Toronto Star. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Liberal Kyle Peterson takes Newmarket-Aurora by a slim margin". Toronto Star. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ https://www.facebook.com/events/1245672655534854/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%22361%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D [user-generated source]
  10. ^ @LoisBrownCanada (17 October 2017). "Please join me this Saturday at the Newmarket Legion, beginning at 9:30 am, for my #NewmarketAurora #CPC Nomination…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Boyle, Theresa (21 October 2019). "Liberal Tony Van Bynen wins seat in Newmarket-Aurora in 2019 federal election". The Star. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Newmarket—Aurora, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  15. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.