Mark Strahl

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 48); Chilliwack, British Columbia
Party	Conservative
Relations	Chuck Strahl (father); Deb Strahl (mother)
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

Strahl was elected to the House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in the 2011 federal election. Following the redistribution of seats, he was re-elected and now serves as the Member of Parliament for Chilliwack—Hope. He was re-elected in 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2025.

Strahl held several positions within Stephen Harper’s government including Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and BC Caucus Chair. As a Member of the Official Opposition, he served as Chief Opposition Whip from 2017 to 2020. He also held a number of Shadow Cabinet roles, including (but not limited to) portfolios such as Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources, Labor, and Transport. Strahl was recently appointed by Pierre Poilievre as the Special Advisor for British Columbia.

Personal life

Strahl was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, the son of Debra Ann "Deb" (Bateman) and former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who held the same riding (with adjustments) from 1993 to 2011.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 2025 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	36,027	54.79	+8.80	$90,994.68
	Liberal	Zeeshan Khan	23,254	35.37	+18.25	$34,016.34
	New Democratic	Teri Westerby	4,779	7.27	–19.15	$17,752.05
	Green	Salina Derish	1,083	1.65	–1.16	none listed
	People's	Jeff Galbraith	482	0.73	–6.92	$7,816.44
	United	Christopher Adam	129	0.20	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			65,754	99.54	–	$142,106.97
Total rejected ballots			305	0.46	–0.02
Turnout			66,059	67.83	+6.75
Eligible voters			97,390
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		–4.73
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	23,987	45.99	–3.63	$91,344.54
	New Democratic	DJ Pohl	13,927	26.70	+10.04	$41,511.72
	Liberal	Kelly Velonis	8,851	16.97	–3.21	$17,745.64
	People's	Rob Bogunovic	4,004	7.68	+4.40	none listed
	Green	Arthur Green	1,391	2.67	–7.09	$3,746.80
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,160	99.52	–	$114,712.45
Total rejected ballots			250	0.48	+0.06
Turnout			52,410	61.08	–4.10
Eligible voters			85,809
	Conservative hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Canada^[7]^[8]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	26,672	49.62	+7.29	$83,272.16
	Liberal	Kelly Velonis	10,848	20.18	–13.60	$33,281.74
	New Democratic	Heather McQuillan	8,957	16.66	–1.53	$9,116.65
	Green	Arthur Green	5,243	9.75	+5.04	$9,533.31
	People's	Rob Bogunovic	1,760	3.27	–	$5,190.90
	Christian Heritage	Daniel Lamache	202	0.38	–	$2,024.46
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	73	0.14	–0.03	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,755	99.58	–	$109,082.36
Total rejected ballots			226	0.42	+0.12
Turnout			53,981	65.18	–4.55
Eligible voters			82,824
	Conservative hold		Swing		+10.44
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	21,445	42.33	–17.23	$124,817.44
	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	–	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	82	0.16	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			50,661	99.70	–	$204,841.51
Total rejected ballots			154	0.30	–
Turnout			50,815	69.73	–
Eligible voters			72,874
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		–19.92
Source: Elections Canada^[11]^[12]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	28,160	57.20	–5.12	$85,783.33
	New Democratic	Gwen O'Mahony	12,691	25.78	+7.02	$24,136.83
	Liberal	Diane Janzen	5,320	10.81	+2.29	$64,386.66
	Green	Jamie Hoskins	2,706	5.50	–3.27	$1,351.18
	Western Block	Clive Edwards	180	0.37	–	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	173	0.35	+0.11	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,230	99.69	–	$101,975.64
Total rejected ballots			152	0.31	+0.03
Turnout			49,382	58.14	+0.62
Eligible voters			84,930
	Conservative hold		Swing		–6.07
Source: Elections Canada^[13]^[14]

References

^ Election 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The Globe and Mail.
^ https://www.saanichnews.com/news/photos-hundreds-pay-respect-to-former-bc-mp-chuck-strahl-7502071
^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/strahl-charles-richard-chilliwack-fraser-canyon-deputy-speaker-house-commons
^ Loewen, David F. (August 11, 2016). Canadians Through Miracles. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-40458-0.
^ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
^ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
^ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
^ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
^ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

External links

Mark Strahl – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] Election 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The Globe and Mail.

[2] ttps://www.saanichnews.com/news/photos-hundreds-pay-respect-to-former-bc-mp-chuck-strahl-7502071

[3] ttps://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/strahl-charles-richard-chilliwack-fraser-canyon-deputy-speaker-house-commons

[4] Loewen, David F. (August 11, 2016). Canadians Through Miracles. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-40458-0.

[5] "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.

[6] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[7] "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.

[8] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[9] "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.

[10] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[11] "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Hope". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.

[12] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[13] "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.

[14] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

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