Steve Shanahan

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Steve Shanahan: Bio Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, stevenleoshanahan.ca, accessed 9 December 2013.
  2. ^ Steve Shanahan Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Vrai changement pour Montréal, accessed 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ Robert Libman, "Too many real estate projects are mired in quicksand" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, 19 November 2013, A15.
  4. ^ Allison Lampert, "Ville-Marie: Harel’s loss to newcomer part of wave of change", Montreal Gazette, 4 November 2013, accessed 9 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Mulcair, Duceppe criticize Harper for not attending Montreal Pride". CBC. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 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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