Shannon Miedema
Shannon Miedema | |
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| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Fillmore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of King's College Dalhousie University |
Shannon Miedema MP (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian political figure and public servant. She was elected Member of Parliament for Halifax in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[2] She was previously the Liberal nominee for the cancelled 2025 by-election for the same riding.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Miedema was born in Ottawa and moved to Halifax to attend University of King's College for her Bachelor in Journalism, and later, Dalhousie University for her Masters in Environmental Studies.[4] Miedema also holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and Earth System Science from Queens University. Miedema was President of the Young Naturalists Club of Canada and was awarded a Clean16 Award in 2023.[5]
Before politics
[edit]Miedema has worked for the Municipality of Halifax for the past 15 years, where as Director of Environment and Climate Change, she oversaw the design and implementation of HalifACT, the city's climate action plan. Prior to this, Miedema worked in consulting as a Sustainability and Socioeconomic Services Consultant for the Raidho Resource Consulting Limited and a Socioeconomic Analyst for Stantec.[citation needed]
Miedema also guest lectures and consults with Dalhousie’s Centre for Water Resources Studies, and worked with ShiftKey Labs.[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]The nomination vote for the Liberal Party of Canada by-election in Halifax took place on March 1st, 2025,[6] at the Atlantica Hotel in Halifax. The candidates for the nomination were former Halifax-Chebucto MLA Joachim Stroink, Lawyer Ian Parker, and business owner Paul Fone. The election took place by ranked ballot.[citation needed]
The by-election for the riding of Halifax was called on March 2nd, 2025, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to be held on April 14th 2025.[7] The seat was left vacant following the departure of former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore, who resigned to run for Mayor of HRM.[8] The other candidates for the by-election include the New Democratic Party's Lisa Roberts and the Conservative Party’s Mark Boudreau.[9]
As the general election was called early, the by-election was cancelled.
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Shannon Miedema | 32,886 | 63.05 | +20.81 | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Boudreau | 9,939 | 19.05 | +6.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 8,642 | 16.57 | -23.72 | ||||
| Green | Amethyste Hamel-Gregory | 422 | 0.81 | -1.40 | ||||
| People's | Maricar Aliasut | 271 | 0.52 | -1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,160 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 365 | 0.69 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,525 | 73.49 | ||||||
| Eligible voters[a] | 71,469 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +7.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Halifax candidates for the 2025 federal election". Halifax Chronicle Herald. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "Halifax live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 28, 2025.
- ^ "Home". Shannon Miedema. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ DeLory, Alison (December 12, 2022). "Spotlight: Shannon Miedema". Dalhousie News. Dalhousie University. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ "Shannon Miedema". Clean50. October 7, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ "Liberal Nomination Meeting". Halifax | Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Sampson, Andrew (March 2, 2025). "Prime minister sets April date for byelection in Halifax riding". CBC News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Ryan, Haley (September 3, 2024). "Andy Fillmore resigns MP seat, becomes official candidate for Halifax mayor". CBC News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Tsicos, Stephanie (March 3, 2025). "Federal byelection to be held in Halifax riding". CTVNews. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2025.