Kelly Block | |
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| Member of Parliament forCarlton Trail—Eagle Creek Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar (2008-2015) | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Carol Skelton |
| Mayor ofWaldheim | |
| In office October 2003 – 2008 | |
| Municipal Councilor forWaldheim | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-11-30)November 30, 1961 (age 63) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Warman, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Mayor, Administrator |
Kelly BlockMP (born November 30, 1961) is aCanadian politician representing theelectoral district ofCarlton Trail—Eagle Creek since 2015. She was first elected in the2008 Canadian federal election to serve as the Member of Parliament for theSaskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar district. Prior to her election to theHouse of Commons, Block served two terms as mayor ofWaldheim,Saskatchewan. Block was Waldheim's first female mayor, and also served as chairperson of the Gabriel Springs Health District. Block was later appointed to the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority when the government of Saskatchewan amalgamated its health districts. Block ran unsuccessfully for theSaskatchewan Party nomination for the provincial Martensville constituency by-election in November 2006 against Nancy Heppner.
Block is a member of theConservative Party. She was appointed to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) and the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee (ETHI). In fall 2009, Block was moved from PROC and appointed to the budget and finance committee. With the commencement of the 41st Parliament in 2011, Block was appointed to the health committee, and the government operations and estimates committee. Block was also appointed byPrime MinisterStephen Harper to serve as the regional caucus chairperson for the Saskatchewan Conservative caucus.
Block was awarded theMaclean's Parliamentarian of the Year – Rising Star – Award in June 2010 after receiving the highest number of weighted votes from fellow parliamentarians of all parties.[1][2]
In October 2012, Block sent out a flyer to her constituents entitledEnding Unfair Benefits for Refugee Claimants which criticized refugee claimants and rejected refugee applicants access to extended healthcare benefits.[3] She was criticized in the media[4] and Parliament[5] for the newsletter. Block defended the message but said the content was a draft, and expressed regret about some of the language used.[6]
Following the 2013 redrawing of Saskatchewan's federal electoral boundaries, Block stated she would run in the new riding of Humboldt-Warman-Martensville-Rosetown (later renamed Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek).[7]
In September 2013, Block was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources.[8]
In the2015 federal election, won by theLiberal Party, Block was elected in the redrawn riding ofCarlton Trail—Eagle Creek. She was appointed as the Conservative critic for Transport by interim leaderRona Ambrose.[9]
In 2019, Block was re-elected with an increased margin and the fourth-highest voter turnout in the election.[10] She was appointed as the Opposition critic forPublic Services and Procurement Canada by Conservative LeaderAndrew Scheer.[11]
Block was elected Chair of theStanding Committee on Public Accounts On October 15, 2020.[12]
In February 2021, Kelly Block introduced theProtection of Freedom of Conscience Act.[13]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | |||||||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Loadman | |||||||
| Liberal | Katelyn Zimmer | |||||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[14] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 28,192 | 68.6 | -9.96 | $80,986.88 | |||
| New Democratic | Shannon O'Toole | 5,608 | 13.6 | +1.29 | $64.04 | |||
| People's | Mike Bohach | 3,791 | 9.2 | +7.42 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Harrison Andruschak | 2,066 | 5.0 | +0.36 | $2,023.58 | |||
| Maverick | Diane Pastoor | 1,053 | 2.6 | – | $16,312.07 | |||
| Green | Cherese Reemaul | 379 | 0.9 | -1.04 | $229.40 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,089 | 100.0 | – | $115,365.17 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | |||||||
| Turnout | 41,278 | 70.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 58,737 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -5.63 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[15] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 35,313 | 78.56 | 13.84 | $111,554.48 | |||
| New Democratic | Jasmine Calix | 5,535 | 12.31 | -6.35 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Rebecca Malo | 2,085 | 4.64 | -9.73 | none listed | |||
| Green | Dean Gibson | 873 | 1.94 | -0.3 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Cody Payant | 799 | 1.78 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Glenn Wright | 344 | 0.76 | – | $56.96 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,949 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 240 | |||||||
| Turnout | 45,189 | 78.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 57,601 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +20.19 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 26,004 | 64.72 | -3.62 | $102,769.56 | |||
| New Democratic | Glenn Wright | 7,499 | 18.66 | -5.75 | $36,765.92 | |||
| Liberal | Alexander Slusar | 5,774 | 14.37 | +10.45 | $4,877.96 | |||
| Green | Lynn Wesley Oliphant | 902 | 2.24 | -0.36 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,179 | 100.0 | $217,926.51 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.19 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 40,288 | 73.18 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 55,048 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election:Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 14,652 | 48.70 | +3.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nettie Wiebe | 14,114 | 46.91 | +2.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Lee Reaney | 697 | 2.32 | -2.09 | ||||
| Green | Vicki Strelioff | 626 | 2.08 | -2.49 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 30,089 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,220 | 62.29 | ||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.82 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election:Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Block | 12,166 | 45.4 | -0.2 | $78,169 | |||
| New Democratic | Nettie Wiebe | 11,913 | 44.5 | +5.5 | $63,284 | |||
| Green | Amber Jones | 1,228 | 4.6 | +2.1 | $8,174 | |||
| Liberal | Roy Bluehorn | 1,176 | 4.4 | -7.7 | $10,785 | |||
| Independent | Rick Barsky | 134 | 0.5 | +0.5 | N/A | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marcel Bourassa | 111 | 0.4 | -0.5 | $50 | |||
| Libertarian | Kevin Stricker | 74 | 0.3 | +0.3 | $1,339 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 26,802 | 100.0 | $78,625 | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.85 | ||||||