Dan Muys | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament forFlamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North Flamborough—Glanbrook (2021–2025) | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David Sweet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-12-25)December 25, 1970 (age 55)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Party | Conservative |
| Residence | Lynden, Ontario |
| Profession | Communications/PR professional |
Dan Muys (born December 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician and public relations consultant[2] who serves in theHouse of Commons of Canada as theMember of Parliament forFlamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North.
A member of theConservative Party of Canada, he was elected in the2021 Canadian federal election.
Prior to being elected, Muys worked behind the scenes politically for many years.[3] From 2008–2020, he was the Chief of Staff for his predecessor, former MPDavid Sweet. He has held office positions atQueen’s Park and onParliament Hill, including the provincial Minister’s Office for Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade,[4] and forBrian Mulroney-era federal trade ministerMichael Wilson.[5] He is also theOntario PC Party Regional Vice President for South Central Ontario.[6]
Muys worked in the private sector for 20 years as a public relations and communications consultant, mostly in the sectors of agriculture, agri-food and energy.[7] His work included large-scale projects withCargill andTransCanada (now TC Energy).[7] A Cargill campaign that he managed led to a CAMA award for public relations in 2004.[8]
His community involvement includes serving as a board member for both theRoyal Botanical Gardens[9] andCanadian Public Relations Society,[10] as well as membership with the Ancaster Rotary Club.[11]
In 2021, Muys was acclaimed as the federal Conservative candidate for Flamborough-Glanbrook upon the retirement ofDavid Sweet.
Muys currently serves as Associate Shadow Minister for Transport.[12] He previously served as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities.[13]
He is married and lives inLynden, Ontario.[7]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dan Muys | 35,246 | 52.7 | +8.99 | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Phillips | 28,915 | 43.1 | +10.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Werhun | 1,630 | 2.4 | –12.18 | ||||
| Green | Anita Payne | 594 | 0.9 | –1.55 | ||||
| People's | Nikita Mahood | 499 | 0.7 | –5.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,884 | 99.3 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 447 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 67,331 | 77.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 87,393 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | –1.26 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Flamborough—Glanbrook | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dan Muys | 24,370 | 40.57 | +1.35 | $116,881.82 | |||
| Liberal | Vito Sgro | 21,350 | 35.54 | -1.04 | $93,270.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Lorne Newick | 9,409 | 15.66 | -0.84 | $7,701.15 | |||
| People's | Bill Panchyshyn | 3,686 | 6.14 | +4.57 | $1,804.90 | |||
| Green | Thomas Hatch | 1254 | 2.07 | -4.06 | $2,724.93 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 60,069 | 99.27 | -0.12 | $120,288.26 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 439 | 0.73 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 60,508 | 65.45 | -4.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,527 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[16]Elections Canada[17] | ||||||||
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