Ben Lobb
MP
Member of Parliament
for Huron—Bruce
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byPaul Steckle
Personal details
Born (1976-09-10) September 10, 1976 (age 47)
Huron, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidencePoint Clark, Ontario[1]
Alma materLee University

Benjamin T. Lobb MP (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the federal riding of Huron-Bruce in the House of Commons since 2008. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Early life

Ben was born and raised in Clinton, Ontario. He attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he earned his B.Sc. in business administration.[2]

Prior to being elected, Lobb worked in the Finance Department for D2L and also at Wescast Industries in Wingham, Ontario.[3]

Political career

Lobb was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008 and has subsequently been re-elected in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2021. Since first being elected, Lobb has served on a number of committees, including as Chair of the Standing Committee on Health.[4] Lobb was named the Shadow Minister for Digital Government on October 13, 2022 by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

In February 2021, Lobb was the sole Conservative MP to vote in favour of an NDP-proposed motion to take a first step towards developing a national pharmacare system. The bill, proposed by Peter Julian, would have established the conditions for federal financial contributions to provincial drug insurance plans.[5]

In the 44th Parliament, Lobb has received support for his Private Member's Bill, C-234 also known as An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.[6] Lobb's Bill seeks to remove the carbon tax off propane and natural gas for agriculture functions such as heating livestock barns and drying grains.[7] The Bill is currently in Third Reading in the House of Commons.[8]

Each summer, Lobb runs a minor baseball camp for youth in his riding to foster their skills development in the sport.[9] The two-day camps in Clinton[10] and Kincardine[11] regularly have a headlining instructor who previously played in the MLB.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 31,170 50.9 +2.4
Liberal James Rice 16,015 26.2 -6.9
New Democratic Jan Johnstone 9,056 14.8 +2.6
People's Jack Stecho 4,437 7.3 +5.5
Independent Justin L. Smith 519 0.8 N/A
Total valid votes 61,197 99.4
Total rejected ballots 357 0.6
Turnout 61,554 70.0
Eligible voters 87,978
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Source: Elections Canada[12]


2019 Canadian federal election: Huron—Bruce
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Ben Lobb 29,512 48.5 +3.56 none listed
Liberal Allan Thompson 20,167 33.1 -6.61 $82,810.20
New Democratic Tony McQuail 7,421 12.2 -0.75 $25,745.80
Green Nicholas Wendler 2,665 4.4 +2.00 $0.00
People's Kevin M. Klerks 1,102 1.8 $2,074.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,867 100.0
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 61,265 71.1
Eligible voters 86,147
Conservative hold Swing +5.09
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
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[15][16]
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 – –
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
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
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
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. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Huron - Bruce - Canada Votes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ "About our MP". Huron Bruce. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ "About our MP". Huron Bruce. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. ^ Nerenberg, Karl (2021-02-25). "Liberals rhetorically support NDP pharmacare bill, then vote against it". rabble.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ "Private Member's Bill C-234 (44-1) - Second Reading - An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. ^ "NDP and Conservatives could find common ground to battle food inflation". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  8. ^ "C-234 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  9. ^ Didi, Fadi. "Minor Baseball Camps Returning To Clinton, Kincardine". Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  10. ^ "Clinton Minor Baseball Camp". clinton-bb-camp. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  11. ^ "Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp". kincardine-bb-camp. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. ^ "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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