Ben Lobb

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.

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
Huron, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidencePoint Clark, Ontario[1]
Alma materLee University

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
ConservativeBen Lobb31,17050.9+2.4
LiberalJames Rice16,01526.2-6.9
New DemocraticJan Johnstone9,05614.8+2.6
People'sJack Stecho4,4377.3+5.5
IndependentJustin L. Smith5190.8N/A
Total valid votes 61,19799.4
Total rejected ballots 3570.6
Turnout 61,55470.0
Eligible voters 87,978
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Source: Elections Canada[12]
2019 Canadian federal election: Huron—Bruce
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb29,51248.5+3.56none listed
LiberalAllan Thompson20,16733.1-6.61$82,810.20
New DemocraticTony McQuail7,42112.2-0.75$25,745.80
GreenNicholas Wendler2,6654.4+2.00$0.00
People'sKevin M. Klerks1,1021.8$2,074.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,867100.0
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 61,26571.1
Eligible voters 86,147
Conservative hold Swing +5.09
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb26,17444.94-10.01–
LiberalAllan Thompson23,12939.71+23.21–
New DemocraticGerard Creces7,54412.95-12.39–
GreenJutta Splettstoesser1,3982.40-0.33–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,245100.00 $214,719.74
Total rejected ballots 2320.40
Turnout 58,47772.77
Eligible voters 80,355
Conservative hold Swing -16.61
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBen Lobb29,25554.95+10.1–
New DemocraticGrant Robertson13,49325.34+10.3–
LiberalCharlie Bagnato8,78416.50-16.5–
GreenEric Shelley1,4552.73-2.6–
IndependentDennis Valenta2540.480.0–
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
ConservativeBen Lobb22,20244.8+6.8$59,966
LiberalGreg McClinchey16,34633.0-5.0$74,928
New DemocraticTony McQuail7,42615.0-1.3$37,499
GreenGlen Smith2,6175.3+1.9
Christian HeritageDave Joslin7471.5-0.4$5,359
IndependentDennis Valenta2420.50.0$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%±%
LiberalPaul Steckle21,26039.8-10.0
ConservativeBen Lobb20,28938.0+6.9
New DemocraticGrant Robertson8,69616.33.2
GreenVictoria Serda1,8293.4+0.4
Christian HeritageDave Joslin1,0191.90.0
IndependentDennis Valenta2700.5
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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