Lois Brown

Lois E. Brown (born January 22, 1955 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newmarket—Aurora from 2008 to 2015.[1]

Lois Brown
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora
In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Belinda Stronach
Succeeded by	Kyle Peterson
Personal details
Born	(1955-01-22) January 22, 1955 Stouffville, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Canadian Alliance
Residence	Newmarket, Ontario
Profession	Teacher, Consultant

Political career

Brown is a former member of the Canadian Alliance and was nominated as its candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in advance of the 2004 federal election. When the party merged with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, however, Brown lost the Conservative nomination to Belinda Stronach, who went on to defeat Liberal candidate Martha Hall Findlay.[2][3] Stronach later crossed the floor to the Liberal Party.

Brown was the Conservative nominee in the 2006 federal election, where Stronach defeated her by 4,805 votes.[4]

Member of Parliament (2008–2015)

In the 2008 election, Brown was the riding's Conservative candidate once again, and this time she won the seat by defeating the new Liberal candidate, Tim Jones, by 6,623 votes.[5] Stronach did not seek re-election and retired from politics.

In January 2011, Brown was appointed to the Red Tape Reduction Commission by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[6] Harper also appointed her Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation.

In the 2011 election, Brown resumed her role as Conservative party candidate for the riding. She won a landslide victory over the other five candidates with 54.33% of votes in her riding, defeating the liberal candidate Kyle Peterson by 17,724 votes.[7]

Following her re-election on May 2, 2011, Brown was re-appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation by Stephen Harper.

Brown sat on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development and she was a member of several Parliamentary Associations, Bilateral Associations, and Interparliamentary Groups.

In the 2015 election, Brown was defeated by Kyle Peterson by a margin of 1,459 votes.[8]

2019 federal election

In October 2017, Brown announced that she would be seeking the Conservative nomination for Newmarket—Aurora in an attempt to regain her seat in the 43rd Canadian federal election.[9][10] She was acclaimed as the candidate in March 2018. She subsequently finished second to the Liberal candidate, Tony Van Bynen.[11]

Community involvement

Brown is an executive member of the Royal Canadian Legion and North Newmarket Lions Club and honorary chair of the Newmarket-Aurora Operation Red Nose volunteer designated driver program since 2009.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	25,508	45.18	+21.47	$84,535.55
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,057	42.61	−11.45	$162,456.63
	New Democratic	Yvonne Kelly	4,806	8.51	−7.28	$26,593.85
	Green	Vanessa Long	1,331	2.36	−2.03	$2,677.04
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	762	1.35		$3,282.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,464	100.00		$219,830.00
Total rejected ballots			257	0.45	–
Turnout			56,721	68.25	–
Eligible voters			83,108
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+16.46
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]

2011 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	31,600	54.29	+7.56
	Liberal	Kyle Peterson	13,908	23.90	−10.39
	New Democratic	Kassandra Bidarian	8,886	15.27	+6.80
	Green	Vanessa Long	2,628	4.52	−3.71
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	998	1.71	−0.18
	Animal Alliance	Yvonne Mackie	182	0.31
Total valid votes			58,202	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219	0.37
Turnout			58,421	64.01
Eligible voters			91,275

2008 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lois Brown	24,873	46.73	+8.68
	Liberal	Tim Jones	18,250	34.29	−11.93
	New Democratic	Mike Seaward	4,508	8.47	−1.12
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	4,381	8.23	+3.46
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	1,004	1.89	+0.65
	Christian Heritage	Ray Luff	211	0.40

2006 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Belinda Stronach	27,176	46.22	+5.14
	Conservative	Lois Brown	22,371	38.05	−4.37
	New Democratic	Ed Chudak	5,639	9.59	−0.34
	Green	Glenn Hubbers	2,805	4.77	+0.30
	Progressive Canadian	Dorian Baxter	729	1.24	−0.86
	Canadian Action	Peter Maloney	79	0.13

References

1. "Parliament of Canada Information Page - Lois Brown". Retrieved 2013-07-02.
2. "Belinda Stronach secures nomination in riding". CBC News. March 10, 2004. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
3. "Stronach wins riding nomination". The Globe and Mail. March 10, 2004. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
4. "Stronach survives battle with her old party". The Globe and Mail. January 24, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
5. "Stronach gone, Grits lose". Toronto Star. October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
6. Red Tape Reduction Commission. "Biographical Note – Lois Brown". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
7. "Lois Brown earns top marks from Newmarket-Aurora voters". Toronto Star. May 2, 2011. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
8. "Liberal Kyle Peterson takes Newmarket-Aurora by a slim margin". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
9. https://www.facebook.com/events/1245672655534854/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%22361%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D
10. https://twitter.com/LoisBrownCanada/status/920090511616237568
11. Boyle, Theresa (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Tony Van Bynen wins seat in Newmarket-Aurora in 2019 federal election". The Star. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Newmarket—Aurora, 30 September 2015
13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
14. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

External links

• Lois Brown
• Lois Brown – Parliament of Canada biography