Warren Steinley
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Warren Steinley | |
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| Member of Parliament for Regina—Lewvan | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Erin Weir |
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina Walsh Acres | |
| In office November 7, 2011 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Morin |
| Succeeded by | Derek Meyers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1] Rush Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations | Saskatchewan Party |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Website | https://warrensteinley.com |
Warren Steinley MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party.[2]
Steinley serves as the Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Internal Trade, he is also a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.[3]
Early life
Warren grew up on a dairy and beef farm near Rush Lake, Saskatchewan. His family was very involved with the showing of Holstein cattle across Western Canada. The Steinley Brothers proudly exhibited animals as a family for decades, and the Park Lane prefix was a fixture on the dairy show circuits for decades.
Warren is a longtime athlete and sports enthusiast, and played competitive football, track and field, and hockey in his youth. Warren played in the Saskatchewan Senior Bowl for the top High School Graduating football players. After High School, He spent some time playing for the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Steinley also had a short stint with the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers.
Education and Career
Steinley graduated with an Honours Degree in Political Science from the University of Regina, where he competed for the University of Regina Cougars Track and Field team. He also co-founded the local Saskatchewan Party Campus Club. After University, Warren completed an Internship with Hon. Gerry Ritz, the Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa and then worked in the office of Hon. Lynne Yelich, the Minister of Western Economic Diversification. Warren then returned to Saskatchewan in 2009 to work in the Saskatchewan Public Service within the Ministry of Executive Council as a Researcher. He served as the Director of Research within Government Caucus before being elected as an MLA in the 2011 Saskatchewan general election.
Steinley has been involved in numerous Saskatchewan Party and Conservative Party of Canada leadership races. He served as Andrew Scheer’s Saskatchewan leadership campaign chair in 2017, and co-chaired Erin O’Toole's successful 2020 leadership bid.
2019 federal election
Steinley resigned his provincial seat on September 11, 2019, the same day the Writs of election were issued for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe subsequently indicated that a by-election would not be held to fill the resulting vacancy in the Legislature. He argued that it was in order to save the by-election expenses, and due to the proximity to the upcoming 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election.[4]
Drunk Driving Conviction
During the 2019 federal election campaign, it was discovered that Steinley had been convicted of drunk driving when he was 19 years old. Because he was pardoned for the offence, the Saskatchewan Party omitted Steinley from a 2016 list of their candidates who had prior drunk driving convictions, at a time when provincial political parties were under criticism for not divulging candidates' criminal records.[5]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Steinley served as a Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 2011-2019 as the MLA for Regina Walsh-Acres.[6] In addition to his duties as MLA, Steinley served as Deputy Caucus Chair, Chair of the Private Bills House Committee, member of the Standing Committee of Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice, and member of the Standing Committee of Human Services. Steinley was also a board member of Innovation Saskatchewan,[7] the Provincial Capital Commission and served on the 2013 Grey Cup Executive Committee.[8]
Steinley was succeeded as MLA in 2020 by Derek Meyers.[9]
Personal life
In 2009 Warren married his wife Larissa. They have three young children. In 2018, Steinley obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Regina through the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy.
Electoral record
Federal
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Regina—Lewvan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Warren Steinley | 27,088 | 52.48 | +17.55 | $75,743.62 | |||
| New Democratic | Jigar Patel | 14,767 | 28.61 | -6.60 | $58,571.02 | |||
| Liberal | Winter Fedyk | 6,826 | 13.23 | -14.25 | $27,612.69 | |||
| Green | Naomi Hunter | 2,099 | 4.07 | +2.31 | $5,891.53 | |||
| People's | Trevor Wowk | 573 | 1.11 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Don Morgan | 201 | 0.39 | – | none listed | |||
| National Citizens Alliance | Ian Bridges | 60 | 0.12 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,614 | 99.40 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 312 | 0.60 | +0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,926 | 75.51 | +0.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,770 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +12.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[11] | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Warren Steinley | 3,575 | 51.30 | -6.88 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gloria Patrick | 2,976 | 42.70 | +3.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Reina Sinclair | 312 | 4.48 | - | ||||
| Green | Leonie Williams | 106 | 1.52 | -0.96 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,969 | 99.81 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.19 | -0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,982 | 58.58 | -9.02 | |||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | -5.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[12][13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Warren Steinley | 3,679 | 58.18 | - | |
| NDP | Sandra Morin | 2,488 | 39.34 | -22.65 | |
| Green | Bart Soroka | 157 | 2.48 | -0.96 | |
| Total valid votes | 6,324 | 99.72 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.28 | -8.52 | ||
| Turnout | 6,342 | 67.60 | -5.16 | ||
| Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | +40.41 | |||
References
- ^ https://www.cjme.com/2019/10/06/warren-steinley-conservative-party-of-canada/
- ^ "Warren Steinley". Canada's Official Opposition. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "AGRI - Home - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Scott Moe says vacated Saskatchewan seats won’t be filled through byelections" Global News, September 12, 2019
- ^ "Conservative candidate Warren Steinley had impaired driving conviction" Regina Leader Post, October 3, 2019
- ^ "Regina Walsh Acres". Saskatchewan Party Caucus. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ https://innovationsask.ca/pub/documents/publications/IS-2013-2014%20Annual%20Report.pdf.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly- 101st Grey Cup" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Saskatchewan election: Regina Walsh Acres". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.