Bob Benzen

Bob Benzen MP
Member of Parliament for Calgary Heritage
Incumbent
Assumed office April 3, 2017
Preceded by	Stephen Harper
Personal details
Born	(1959-03-03) March 3, 1959 Three Hills, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sue Benzen
Children	3
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Profession	Businessman

Bob Benzen MP (born March 3, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on April 3, 2017. He represents the electoral district of Calgary Heritage as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He succeeded former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who had resigned as an MP in 2016.

Prior to his election, Benzen was a businessman specializing in data storage and information management for energy companies.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Heritage
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Bob Benzen	40,817	70.7	-0.79
	Liberal	Scott Forsyth	8,057	14.0	-7.71
	New Democratic	Holly Heffernan	5,278	9.1	+6.21
	Green	Allie Tulick	2,027	3.5	+1.72
	People's	Stephanie Hoeppner	1,123	1.9	-
	Independent	Hunter Mills	228	0.4	-
	Christian Heritage	Larry R. Heather	185	0.3	-1.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,715	100.0
Total rejected ballots			260
Turnout			57,975	70.9
Eligible voters			81,736
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.46|-	Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Calgary Heritage Resignation of Stephen Harper
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Benzen	19,383	71.47	+7.71
	Liberal	Scott Forsyth	5,889	21.72	−4.25
	New Democratic	Khalis Ahmed	785	2.89	−4.39
	Green	Taryn Knorren	484	1.78	−0.35
	Christian Heritage	Jeff Willerton	385	1.42
	Libertarian	Darcy Gerow	114	0.42	−0.00
	National Advancement	Stephen J. Garvey	76	0.28
Total valid votes/expense limit			27,116	99.71	–
Total rejected ballots			78	0.29	−0.10
Turnout			27,194	33.46	−39.16
Eligible voters			81,270
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.98
Source: Elections Canada