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
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Paul Steckle
Personal details
Born	(1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 Huron, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Lee University

Early life

Ben Lobb attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he earned his B.Sc. in business administration.[1] 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.[2]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ben Lobb	29,512	48.5
	Liberal	Allan Thompson	20,167	33.1
	New Democratic	Tony McQuail	7,421	12.2
	Green	Nicholas Wendler	2,665	4.4
	People's	Kevin M. Klerks	1,102	1.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,867	100.0
Total rejected ballots			398
Turnout			61,265	71.1
Eligible voters			86,147
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ben Lobb	26,174	44.94	-10.01	–
	Liberal	Allan Thompson	23,129	39.71	+23.21	–
	New Democratic	Gerard Creces	7,544	12.95	-12.39	–
	Green	Jutta Splettstoesser	1,398	2.40	-0.33	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,245	100.00		$214,719.74
Total rejected ballots			232	0.40
Turnout			58,477	72.77
Eligible voters			80,355
	Conservative hold		Swing		-16.61
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ben Lobb	29,255	54.95	+10.1	–
	New Democratic	Grant Robertson	13,493	25.34	+10.3	–
	Liberal	Charlie Bagnato	8,784	16.50	-16.5	–
	Green	Eric Shelley	1,455	2.73	-2.6	–
	Independent	Dennis Valenta	254	0.48	0.0	–
Total valid votes			53,241	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			247	0.5	–
Turnout			53,488	68.8	–
Eligible voters			77,743	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ben Lobb	22,202	44.8	+6.8	$59,966
	Liberal	Greg McClinchey	16,346	33.0	-5.0	$74,928
	New Democratic	Tony McQuail	7,426	15.0	-1.3	$37,499
	Green	Glen Smith	2,617	5.3	+1.9
	Christian Heritage	Dave Joslin	747	1.5	-0.4	$5,359
	Independent	Dennis Valenta	242	0.5	0.0	$3,622
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,580	100.0	$83,704

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Steckle	21,260	39.8	-10.0
	Conservative	Ben Lobb	20,289	38.0	+6.9
	New Democratic	Grant Robertson	8,696	16.3	3.2
	Green	Victoria Serda	1,829	3.4	+0.4
	Christian Heritage	Dave Joslin	1,019	1.9	0.0
	Independent	Dennis Valenta	270	0.5
Total valid votes			53,363	100.0

References

1. "Huron - Bruce - Canada Votes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
2. 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.
3. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
4. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
5. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
6. "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

External links

• Ben Lobb
• Ben Lobb – Parliament of Canada biography