Chris Warkentin
MP
Deputy Chief Opposition Whip
Conservative Party Question Period Coordinator
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
LeaderPierre Poilievre
Preceded byEric Duncan (As QP Coordinator)
James Bezan (As Deputy Whip)
Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture
In office
November 20, 2015 – September 14, 2016
LeaderRona Ambrose
Preceded byMalcolm Allen
Succeeded byDavid Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie
Peace River (2006-2015)
Assumed office
January 23, 2006
Preceded byCharlie Penson
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Aboriginal Affairs
In office
23 June 2011 – 18 February 2015
MinisterJohn Duncan
Bernard Valcourt
Preceded byBruce Stanton
Succeeded byBlake Richards
Personal details
Born (1978-11-20) November 20, 1978
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseMichelle Warkentin
Residence(s)Grande Prairie, Alberta
Professionconstruction executive

Chris Warkentin MP (born November 20, 1978) is a businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament from Alberta, Canada. He was first elected in 2006.

Personal life

Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt in the MD of Greenview.[1] He is an alumnus of the Peace River Bible Institute, and also studied business and marketing at Grande Prairie Regional College before going on to own and operate a custom home building company. He has served on the board of his local Conservative constituency association and was involved with the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance.

Political career

Warkentin was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Peace River in the 2006 federal election, and was re-elected in that same riding in 2008 and 2011. Following the redistribution of seats before the 2015 federal election, he was re-elected and currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the new riding of Grande Prairie-Mackenzie. Warkentin has won every election he has contested with more than 56% of the vote, and a margin of more than 36 percentage points over the runner-up.

Warkentin served as the Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee from 2011 to 2015. In February 2015, Warkentin was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, Diane Finley. Following the defeat of the Conservative government in October 2015, Warkentin was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture. In September 2016, a shadow cabinet shuffle moved Warkentin to the role of Official Opposition Deputy House Leader.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeChris Warkentin36,36168.4-15.6
New DemocraticJennifer Villebrun6,46212.2+5.2
People'sShawn McLean5,41110.2+7.8
LiberalDan Campbell2,3974.5-0.3
MaverickAmbrose Ralph2,1954.1—
RhinocerosDonovan Eckstrom3140.6—
Total valid votes 53,140
Total rejected ballots 3150.59+0.08
Turnout 53,45564.4-8.0
Eligible voters 82,950
Conservative hold Swing -10.4
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2019 Canadian federal election: Grande Prairie—Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin51,19884.0+11.09$39,732.27
New DemocraticErin Alyward4,2457.0-1.14$1,284.64
LiberalKenneth Munro2,9104.8-9.86$1,675.64
People'sDouglas Gordon Burchill1,4922.4-$4,216.22
GreenShelley Termuende1,1341.9-1.24$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,979100.0
Total rejected ballots 314
Turnout 61,293 72.38
Eligible voters 84,688
Conservative hold Swing +6.12
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Grande Prairie—Mackenzie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin38,89572.91-3.21$47,450.74
LiberalReagan Johnston7,81914.66+11.48$7,280.10
New DemocraticSaba Mossagizi4,3438.14-7.26$13,165.14
GreenJames David Friesen1,6733.14-0.62$2,768.22
LibertarianDylan Thompson6131.15–$120.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,343100.00 $269,305.37
Total rejected ballots 1580.30–
Turnout 53,50166.45–
Eligible voters 80,511
Conservative hold Swing -7.34
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election: Peace River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin36,33475.76+6.25$103,279
New DemocraticJennifer Villebrun7,74016.14+1.73$23,470
GreenWayne John Kamieniecki1,7023.55-3.14$1,379
LiberalCorina Ganton1,4813.09-4.68$5,605
IndependentRuss Toews3590.75–$204
RhinocerosDonovan Eckstrom3450.72–$0
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,961 100.00
Total rejected ballots 128 0.27-0.03
Turnout 48,089 49.70+4.99
Eligible voters 96,759 ––
Conservative hold Swing 3.99
2008 Canadian federal election: Peace River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin29,55069.51+12.54$48,906
New DemocraticAdele Boucher Rymhs6,12414.41+3.28$19,142
LiberalLiliane Coutu-Maisonneuve3,3037.77+5.51$8,462
GreenJennifer Villebrun2,8436.69+4.43$1,612
Canadian ActionEdwin Siggelkow3730.88–$4,711
LibertarianMélanie Simard3160.74–$1,312
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,509100.00$118,949
Total rejected ballots 1290.30 +0.07
Turnout 42,638 44.71 -10.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.63
2006 Canadian federal election: Peace River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Warkentin27,78556.97-8.15$61,636
IndependentBill Given9,88220.26–$101,905
New DemocraticSusan Thompson5,42711.13+0.02$20,836
LiberalTanya Kappo4,5739.38-9.58$4,298
GreenZane Lewis1,1022.26-2.53$0
Total valid votes 48,769100.00
Total rejected ballots 1130.23-0.06
Turnout 48,88254.7+1.0
Conservative hold Swing -14.2

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament". MP Grande Prairie-Mackenzie. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Grande Prairie—Mackenzie (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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