Colin Carrie
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Colin Carrie | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Carrie in 2018 | |
| Official Opposition Critic for Health | |
| In office April 8, 2016 – August 29, 2017 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Kellie Leitch |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Gladu |
| Member of Parliament for Oshawa | |
| Assumed office June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Grose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 11, 1962 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Profession | Chiropractor |
Colin Carrie MP (born April 11, 1962) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Oshawa in the province of Ontario for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Personal life
Carrie was born in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] He lived in several Canadian cities before settling in Oshawa at age fifteen. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, and was awarded a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1989 from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.[citation needed] Prior to entering politics, he worked as a chiropractor.[citation needed] He is a past executive member of the Durham Chiropractic Society and former Chair of Spinal Health Week in Durham Region, and has been Financial Secretary of the Oshawa Knights of Columbus.[citation needed] Carrie also served as a Director of the Oshawa Progressive Conservative Party Association, before the party's 2004 merger with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.[citation needed]
Political career
Carrie was first elected as Member of Parliament (Canada) for Oshawa in the 2004 federal election, defeating NDP candidate Sid Ryan and Liberal candidate Louise Parkes in a close three-way race. In the 38th Parliament, he served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.[2]
During this session, he reintroduced Private Member's Bill C-420 An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act (previously introduced by James Lunney) to end the listing of vitamins, minerals and related products as drugs under the Canadian Food and Drugs Act. This measure has been criticized by some as removing a safety provision from the regulation of natural health products. Supporters of the bill argued that it would benefit the position of small producers relative to the pharmaceutical industry.[3] Carrie also served as the founding Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada's Automotive Caucus and was also a member of the Conservative Party of Canada's Energy Caucus and Seniors Caucus.
In a close two-way race with returning NDP challenger Sid Ryan, he retained his seat in the 2006 election as part of the first Conservative government to be elected in Canada in almost 13 years. He once again retained his seat in October 2008. On February 7, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him to the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry.
Carrie once again retained his seat in the 2008 federal election. In a two-way race between himself and NDP candidate Mike Shields, Carrie won by a larger margin than his previous two elections.[4] In November 2008, Carrie was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[5] During the 40th Parliament Carrie resumed his membership on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.[6]
In the 2011 federal election, Carrie won his fourth election in seven years. In an historic election which saw the Liberals relegated to the third party and the Conservatives achieve a majority in the House of Commons, Carrie was elected ahead of his main opponent, NDP candidate and CAW President Chris Buckley, receiving a landslide 51.3% support from Oshawa voters.[7] Carrie won by the largest margin of victory in Oshawa since the NDP's Ed Broadbent in the 1980 federal election.[8]
In September 2013, Carrie was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment.
In October 2015 Carrie won his fifth election victory in Oshawa against challengers Mary Fowler (NDP) and Tito-Dante Marimpietri (Liberal). This election saw the Conservatives move from Government to Official Opposition where Carrie was appointed Deputy Critic for Health. Carrie later took on the role of Official Opposition Critic for Health under interim Leader Rona Ambrose. Following the election of Andrew Scheer as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, MP Carrie was asked to lend his considerable experience to the international relations file.
He currently serves as Shadow Cabinet Secretary, Canada-U.S. Relations, Economic Development (S. Ontario).
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Colin Carrie | 23,162 | 38.17 | -12.96 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Mary Fowler | 19,339 | 31.87 | -5.23 | – | |||
| Liberal | Tito-Dante Marimpietri | 16,588 | 27.33 | +19.67 | – | |||
| Green | Michael Dempsey | 1,522 | 2.51 | -1.04 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 75 | 0.12 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,686 | 100.00 | $239,340.16 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.37 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 60,914 | 63.74 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 95,561 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Colin Carrie | 26,034 | 51.31 | +9.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Buckley | 19,212 | 37.87 | +3.15 | ||||
| Liberal | James Morton | 3,536 | 6.97 | -9.07 | ||||
| Green | Gail Bates | 1,631 | 3.21 | -3.78 | ||||
| Libertarian | Matthew Belanger | 260 | 0.51 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 61 | 0.12 | -0.12 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,734 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,934 | 57.31 | +2.06 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,878 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Colin Carrie | 19.951 | 41.36 | +2.76 | $83,665 | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Shields | 16,750 | 34.72 | +1.26 | $66,814 | |||
| Liberal | Sean Godfrey | 7,741 | 16.04 | -7.94 | $62,601 | |||
| Green | Pat Gostlin | 3,374 | 6.99 | +3.22 | $9,606 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Peter Vogel | 246 | 0.51 | – | $2,149 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 117 | 0.24 | -0.07 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Alex Kreider | 52 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,231 | 100.00 | $89,927 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.39 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,422 | 55.25 | -8.62 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.75 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Colin Carrie | 20,657 | 38.60 | +5.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sid Ryan | 17,905 | 33.46 | +1.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Louise V. Parkes | 12,831 | 23.98 | -6.49 | ||||
| Green | Adam Jobse | 2,019 | 3.77 | -0.11 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 91 | 0.17 | -0.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 53,503 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.35 | -0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,689 | 63.87 | +6.67 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.16 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Colin Carrie | 15,815 | 33.21 | -10.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sid Ryan | 15,352 | 32.23 | +21.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Louise V. Parkes | 14,510 | 30.47 | -12.4 | ||||
| Green | Liisa Walley | 1,850 | 3.88 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Tim Sullivan | 91 | 0.19 | -0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 47,618 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,905 | 57.20 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | ||||||
References
- ^ Library of Parliament (January 28, 2011). "Parliamentary File". Library of Parliament. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
Date of Birth
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "House of Commons HESA Archive". 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ Use (Abuse) of Regulations to Protect Pharma Monopoly - Share The Wealth
- ^ CBC: Canada Votes 2008 (October 14, 2008). "Oshawa 2008 Results". 'CBC.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Library of Parliament (January 28, 2011). "Parliamentary File". Library of Parliament. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
Date of Birth
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ House of Commons (January 28, 2011). "HESA Archive". House of Commons. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Elections Canada (May 4, 2011). "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
Voting numbers
- ^ Parliament of Canada (May 19, 2011). "Oshawa - Historical Riding Results since 1867". Parliament of Canada. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
Political History and Riding Results
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Oshawa, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine