Ben Lobb

Benjamin T. Lobb MP (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who represents the federal riding of Huron-Bruce in the House of Commons. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Ben Lobb

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Huron—Bruce
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byPaul Steckle
Personal details
Born (1976-09-10) September 10, 1976
Huron, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidencePoint Clark, Ontario[1]
Alma materLee University

Early life

Ben Lobb attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he earned his B.Sc. in business administration.[2] He is the son of a prominent local auctioneer.


Political career

Lobb was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008 and has subsequently been re-elected in 2011, for a third term in the 2015 federal election and a fourth time in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb29,51248.5+3.56
LiberalAllan Thompson20,16733.1-6.61
New DemocraticTony McQuail7,42112.2-0.75
GreenNicholas Wendler2,6654.4+2.00
People'sKevin M. Klerks1,1021.8-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,867100.0
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 61,26571.1
Eligible voters 86,147
Conservative hold Swing +5.09
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb26,17444.94-10.01–
LiberalAllan Thompson23,12939.71+23.21–
New DemocraticGerard Creces7,54412.95-12.39–
GreenJutta Splettstoesser1,3982.40-0.33–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,245100.00 $214,719.74
Total rejected ballots 2320.40
Turnout 58,47772.77
Eligible voters 80,355
Conservative hold Swing -16.61
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb29,25554.95+10.1–
New DemocraticGrant Robertson13,49325.34+10.3–
LiberalCharlie Bagnato8,78416.50-16.5–
GreenEric Shelley1,4552.73-2.6–
IndependentDennis Valenta2540.480.0–
Total valid votes 53,241 100.0–
Total rejected ballots 247 0.5–
Turnout 53,488 68.8–
Eligible voters 77,743 ––
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb22,20244.8+6.8$59,966
LiberalGreg McClinchey16,34633.0-5.0$74,928
New DemocraticTony McQuail7,42615.0-1.3$37,499
GreenGlen Smith2,6175.3+1.9
Christian HeritageDave Joslin7471.5-0.4$5,359
IndependentDennis Valenta2420.50.0$3,622
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,580 100.0$83,704
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Steckle21,26039.8-10.0
ConservativeBen Lobb20,28938.0+6.9
New DemocraticGrant Robertson8,69616.33.2
GreenVictoria Serda1,8293.4+0.4
Christian HeritageDave Joslin1,0191.90.0
IndependentDennis Valenta2700.5
Total valid votes 53,363 100.0

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Huron - Bruce - Canada Votes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. nurun.com. "Huron-Bruce Conservative MP Ben Lobb re-elected". Owen Sound Sun Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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