Steve Shanahan

Steve Shanahan
Steve Shanahan in September 2016
Montreal City Councillor for Peter-McGill
In office
2013–2017
Preceded bySammy Forcillo
Succeeded byCathy Wong
Personal details
Political partyVrai changement pour Montréal
SpouseStella Shanahan

Steven Léo Shanahan (born September 16, 1970) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served on the Montreal City Council from 2013 to 2017 as a member of Vrai changement pour Montréal.

Early life and career

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Shanahan was born in Sherbrooke.[1] His campaign literature indicates that he is a marketing consultant with a bachelor's degree in administration from Bishop's University.[2]

Career

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Shanahan was elected to Montreal city council for the Peter-McGill division in the 2013 municipal election, winning a somewhat unexpected victory over star candidate Damien Silès from Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.[3] During the campaign, Shanahan promised to fight for a French-language school in the district.[4]

Shanahan was the Conservative candidate for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the 2015 Canadian federal election, during which he attended the 2015 Montreal Pride Parade while campaigning.[5]

Shanahan ran again in the 2017 municipal election, but lost to Cathy Wong of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Miller 24,978 50.5 -3.0
New Democratic Sophie Thiébaut 9,241 18.7 +2.9
Bloc Québécois Soledad Orihuela-Bouchard 6,176 12.5 -0.6
Conservative Steve Shanahan 6,138 12.4 +3.6
Green Cynthia Charbonneau-Lavictoire 1,343 2.7 -4.4
People's Denise Dubé 1,291 2.6 +1.6
Marijuana Hans Armando Vargas 134 0.3 N/A
Marxist–Leninist Linda Sullivan 122 0.2 +0.1
Total valid votes 49,423 98.6
Total rejected ballots 689 1.4
Turnout 50,112 57.0
Eligible voters 87,943
Liberal hold Swing -3.0
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Miller 25,491 50.82 +23.34 $104,027.97
New Democratic Allison Turner 11,757 23.44 -18.05 $76,667.01
Conservative Steve Shanahan 5,948 11.86 -0.05 $10,419.44
Bloc Québécois Chantal St-Onge 4,307 8.59 -7.44 $2,334.04
Green Daniel Green 2,398 4.78 +1.99 $84,091.06
Rhinoceros Daniel Wolfe 161 0.32 – –
Communist Bill Sloan 102 0.20 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,164 100.00 – $221,982.87
Total rejected ballots 435 0.86 – –
Turnout 50,599 59.96 – –
Eligible voters 84,387 – – –
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]


2013 Montreal municipal election: City Councillor, Peter-McGill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vrai changement Steve Shanahan 1,865 37.46
Équipe Denis Coderre Damien Silès 1,366 27.44
Coalition Montréal Nicole Trudeau 962 19.32
Projet Montréal Jimmy Zoubris 786 15.79
Total valid votes 4,979 100 –
Total rejected ballots 115 2.26 –
Turnout 5,094 29.54
Electors on the lists 17,243 – –
Source: Election results, 2013, City of Montreal.


References

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  1. ^ Steve Shanahan: Bio Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, stevenleoshanahan.ca, accessed December 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Steve Shanahan Archived October 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Vrai changement pour Montréal, accessed December 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Robert Libman, "Too many real estate projects are mired in quicksand" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2013, A15.
  4. ^ Allison Lampert, "Ville-Marie: Harel’s loss to newcomer part of wave of change", Montreal Gazette, November 4, 2013, accessed December 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Mulcair, Duceppe criticize Harper for not attending Montreal Pride". CBC. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Forty-Second General Election 2015 - Poll-by-poll results
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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