Phil McColeman

Phil McColeman (born March 15, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party. He represented the riding of Brant from 2008 to 2015 and, following the 2012 federal electoral district redistribution, he represented the riding of Brantford—Brant from 2015 to 2021.^[1] On 8 January 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.^[2]

Phil McColeman MP
McColeman in 2016
Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board
In office October 16, 2016 – August 30, 2017
Leader	Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Pierre Poilievre
Succeeded by	Gérard Deltell
Member of Parliament for Brantford—Brant (Brant; 2008–2015)
In office October 14, 2008 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Lloyd St. Amand
Succeeded by	Larry Brock
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-15) March 15, 1954 (age 71) Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Nancy (August 23, 1975-present)
Residence(s)	Brantford, Ontario

Prior to entering politics, McColeman ran a construction business for 24 years. He is also a former president of the Brantford Homebuilders’ Association.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	26,849	40.27	-0.62	$85,964.44
	Liberal	Danielle Takacs	20,454	30.68	-0.01	$112,425.11
	New Democratic	Sabrina Sawyer	13,131	19.70	-5.14	$10,388.48
	Green	Bob Jonkman	4,257	6.39	+3.89	none listed
	People's	Dave Wrobel	1,320	1.98	–	none listed
	Veterans Coalition	Jeffrey Gallagher	394	0.59	–	none listed
	Independent	John Turmel	146	0.22	-0.04	$0.00
	Independent	Leslie Bory	115	0.17	–	$2,115.19
Total valid votes/expense limit			66,666	99.26
Total rejected ballots			497	0.74	+0.31
Turnout			67,163	61.84	-3.39
Eligible voters			108,602
	Conservative hold		Swing		-0.30
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	25,874	40.89	-7.52	$141,798.50
	Liberal	Danielle Takacs	19,422	30.70	+11.80	$76,160.00
	New Democratic	Marc Laferriere	15,715	24.84	-4.11	$65,824.80
	Green	Kevin Brandt	1,582	2.50	-0.70	$6,475.96
	Libertarian	Rob Ferguson	515	0.81	–	–
	Independent	John C. Turmel	164	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			63,272	99.57		$241,022.79
Total rejected ballots			272	0.43	–
Turnout			63,544	65.23	–
Eligible voters			97,409
	Conservative hold		Swing		-9.66
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	28,045	48.9	+7.0	–
	New Democratic	Marc Laferriere	16,351	28.5	+11.3	–
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	10,780	18.8	-14.2	–
	Green	Nora Fueten	1,858	3.2	-3.8	–
	Independent	Leslie Bory	174	0.3	–	–
	Independent	Martin Sitko	138	0.2	–	–
Total valid votes			57,346	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			243	0.4	–
Turnout			57,589	60.1	–
Eligible voters			94,485	–	–

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	22,628	41.9	+5.9	$84,126
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	17,839	33.0	-3.9	$82,233
	New Democratic	Brian Van Tilborg	9,297	17.2	-4.1	$22,079
	Green	Nora Fueten	3,805	7.0	+2.4	$15,692
	Christian Heritage	John Gots	369	0.6	-0.3	$286
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,938	100	$94,138

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lloyd St. Amand	22,077	36.9	-1.1	$73,699
	Conservative	Phil McColeman	21,495	36.0	+2.9	$84,866
	New Democratic	Lynn Bowering	12,713	21.3	-0.7	$30,536
	Green	Adam King	2,729	4.6	-0.5	$4,293
	Christian Heritage	John H. Wubs	526	0.9	-0.2
	Independent	John Turmel	213	0.4	-0.3
Total valid votes/expense limit			59,753	100.00	–	$86,871
Total rejected ballots			236
Turnout			59,753	65.03	+4.75
Electors on the lists			91,872
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.