Mel Arnold
Mel Arnold | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Arnold in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for North Okanagan—Shuswap | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Mayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 64–65)[1] Notch Hill, Blind Bay, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia |
Mel Arnold MP (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of North Okanagan—Shuswap during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mel Arnold | 27,490 | 39.30 | -16.06 | $94,762.90 | |||
| Liberal | Cindy Derkaz | 20,949 | 29.95 | +22.48 | $76,594.10 | |||
| New Democratic | Jacqui Gingras | 17,907 | 25.60 | -0.88 | $81,410.56 | |||
| Green | Chris George | 3,608 | 5.16 | -5.53 | $6,792.93 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,954 | 99.78 | $255,644.99 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.22 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 70,106 | 72.84 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 96,243 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Mel Arnold announces bid for Shuswap Liberal leadership". Salmon Arm Observer. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "ELECTION 2015: Conservative win in North Okanagan-Shuswap". Global News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Okanagan—Shuswap, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates