Shannon Miedema | |
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| Member of Parliament forHalifax | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Fillmore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of King's College Dalhousie University |
Shannon MiedemaMP (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian political figure and public servant. She was electedMember of Parliament forHalifax in the2025 Canadian federal election.[2] She was previously the Liberal nominee for the cancelled 2025 by-election for the same riding.[3]
Miedema was born in Ottawa and moved to Halifax to attendUniversity of King's College for her Bachelor in Journalism, and later,Dalhousie University for her Masters in Environmental Studies.[4] Miedema also holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and Earth System Science from Queens University. Miedema was President of the Young Naturalists Club of Canada and was awarded a Clean16 Award in 2023.[5]
Miedema worked at the Halifax Regional Municipality for around 15 years, where as director of environment and climate change, she oversaw the design and implementation of HalifACT, the city's climate action plan. Prior to this, Miedema worked in consulting as a Sustainability and Socioeconomic Services Consultant for the Raidho Resource Consulting Limited and a Socioeconomic Analyst forStantec.[citation needed]
Miedema also guest lectures and consults with Dalhousie’s Centre for Water Resources Studies, and worked with ShiftKey Labs.[citation needed]
The nomination vote for theLiberal Party of Canadaby-election inHalifax took place on March 1, 2025,[6] at the Atlantica Hotel in Halifax. The candidates for the nomination were formerHalifax-Chebucto MLAJoachim Stroink, Lawyer Ian Parker, and business owner Paul Fone. The election took place by ranked ballot.[citation needed]
Theby-election for the riding of Halifax was called on March 2, 2025, by Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau, to be held on April 14, 2025.[7] The seat was left vacant following the departure of former Liberal MPAndy Fillmore, who resigned to run for Mayor of HRM.[8] The other candidates for the by-election include theNew Democratic Party'sLisa Roberts and theConservative Party’s Mark Boudreau.[9]
As the general election was called early, the by-election was cancelled.
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Halifax | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Shannon Miedema | 32,886 | 63.05 | +20.81 | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Boudreau | 9,939 | 19.05 | +6.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 8,642 | 16.57 | -23.72 | ||||
| Green | Amethyste Hamel-Gregory | 422 | 0.81 | -1.40 | ||||
| People's | Maricar Aliasut | 271 | 0.52 | -1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,160 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 365 | 0.69 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,525 | 73.49 | ||||||
| Eligible voters[a] | 71,469 | |||||||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | +7.26 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
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