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Mark Strahl
MP
Mark Strahl MP
	Strahl in 2017
Official Opposition Critic for Labour
	In office; September 8, 2020 – November 9, 2021
Leader	Erin O'Toole
Shadowing	Carla Qualtrough
Succeeded by	Scott Aitchison
Chief Opposition Whip
	In office; July 20, 2017 – September 2, 2020
Leader	Andrew Scheer; Erin O'Toole
Preceded by	Gord Brown
Succeeded by	Blake Richards
Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources
	In office; September 15, 2016 – August 29, 2017
Leader	Rona Ambrose; Andrew Scheer
Shadowing	Jim Carr
Preceded by	Candice Bergen
Succeeded by	Shannon Stubbs
Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Oceans
	In office; November 20, 2015 – September 14, 2016
Leader	Rona Ambrose
Shadowing	Hunter Tootoo; Dominic LeBlanc
Preceded by	Robert Chisholm
Succeeded by	Todd Doherty
Member of Parliament; for Chilliwack—Hope; Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon (2011-2015)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Chuck Strahl
Personal details
Born	March 26, 1978 (age 46); Chilliwack, British Columbia
Political party	Conservative
Relations	Chuck Strahl (father); Deb Strahl (mother)
Residence(s)	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Profession	Politician

Mark R. Strahl MP (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope and was first elected in 2011.^[1] Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who was the predecessor of the riding.

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 March 18, 2011, Strahl succeeded his father as nominee for the Conservative Party in the riding of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The nomination process, which is usually four weeks, lasted only a week. Mark Strahl was endorsed by Preston Manning, former leader of the Reform Party of Canada, who in a particularly poignant moment of nepotism said "Mark Strahl -- by virtue of his family background ... is well prepared for service in the House of Commons."^[2]

Former Chilliwack city councillor Casey Langbroek said most Conservative Party members from the riding were upset and that the nomination process effectively barred 80% of party members from running. Party member Alex Moens said "High public office should not be like a family business, where it's passed on from father to son."^[3]^[4]

On May 2, 2011, Strahl was elected to the 41st Canadian Parliament as the member of parliament 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.^[5]

In 2015, Strahl was re-elected to the 42nd Canadian Parliament. On February 28, 2019, he introduced private member bill C-436 which sought to make November 1 of every year Acromegaly Awareness Day.^[6]

in 2021 Strahl was re-elected. However, Strahl was not given a shadow cabinet position.

On February 20, 2022, Mark issued a tweet that stated a constituent named "Brianne" had her bank account frozen for making a $50 donation to the "Freedom Convoy."^[7] Vancouver Granville MP Taleeb Noormohamed said he was "quite skeptical" about the claim.^[8]

Personal life

Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who held the same riding (with adjustments) from 1993 to 2011.

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

Election results

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	23,987	46.0	-3.6	$91,344.54
	New Democratic	DJ Pohl	13,927	26.7	+10.0	$41,511.72
	Liberal	Kelly Velonis	8,851	17.0	-3.2	$18,245.64
	People's	Rob Bogunovic	4,004	7.7	+4.4	$0.00
	Green	Arthur Green	1,391	2.7	-7.1	$3,746.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,160	99.5	–	$114,712.45
Total rejected ballots			250	0.5
Turnout			52,410	61.4
Eligible voters			85,413
	Conservative hold		Swing		-6.8
Source: Elections Canada^[9]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	26,672	49.6	+7.27	$86,173.66
	Liberal	Kelly Velonis	10,848	20.2	-13.58	$33,357.09
	New Democratic	Heather McQuillan	8,957	16.7	+1.50	$9,116.65
	Green	Arthur Green	5,243	9.8	+5.09	$10,352.47
	People's	Rob Bogunovic	1,760	3.3	–	$5,190.90
	Christian Heritage	Daniel Lamache	202	0.4	–	$2,024.46
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	73	0.1	-0.06	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,755	100.0
Total rejected ballots			226	0.42
Turnout			53,981	65.68
Eligible voters			82,178
	Conservative hold		Swing		+10.43
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	21,445	42.33	-17.23	$123,128.62
	Liberal	Louis De Jaeger	17,114	33.78	+22.60	$60,637.40
	New Democratic	Seonaigh MacPherson	9,218	18.20	-5.30	$33,220.27
	Green	Thomas Cheney	2,386	4.71	-0.32	$1,715.67
	Libertarian	Alexander Johnson	416	0.82	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	82	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,661	100.00		$204,841.51
Total rejected ballots			154	0.30	–
Turnout			50,815	69.73	–
Eligible voters			72,874
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.92
Source: Elections Canada^[12]^[13]^[14]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	28,160	57.20	-5.12
	New Democratic	Gwen O'Mahony	12,691	25.78	+7.02
	Liberal	Diane Janzen	5,320	10.81	+2.29
	Green	Jamie Hoskins	2,706	5.50	-3.27
	Western Block	Clive Edwards	180	0.37	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	173	0.35	+0.11	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,230	100.00
Total rejected ballots			152	0.31	+0.04
Turnout			49,382	58.99	+1
Eligible voters			83,713	–	–