Steve 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.

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

Early life and career

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

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
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarc Miller24,97850.5-3.0
New DemocraticSophie Thiébaut9,24118.7+2.9
Bloc QuébécoisSoledad Orihuela-Bouchard6,17612.5-0.6
ConservativeSteve Shanahan6,13812.4+3.6
GreenCynthia Charbonneau-Lavictoire1,3432.7-4.4
People'sDenise Dubé1,2912.6+1.6
MarijuanaHans Armando Vargas1340.3N/A
Marxist–LeninistLinda Sullivan1220.2+0.1
Total valid votes 49,42398.6
Total rejected ballots 6891.4
Turnout 50,11257.0
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
LiberalMarc Miller25,49150.82+23.34$104,027.97
New DemocraticAllison Turner11,75723.44-18.05$76,667.01
ConservativeSteve Shanahan5,94811.86-0.05$10,419.44
Bloc QuébécoisChantal St-Onge4,3078.59-7.44$2,334.04
Green Daniel Green2,3984.78+1.99$84,091.06
RhinocerosDaniel Wolfe1610.32––
CommunistBill Sloan1020.20––
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,164100.00–$221,982.87
Total rejected ballots 4350.86––
Turnout 50,59959.96––
Eligible voters 84,387–––
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2013 Montreal municipal election: City Councillor, Peter-McGill
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Vrai changementSteve Shanahan1,86537.46
Équipe Denis CoderreDamien Silès1,36627.44
Coalition MontréalNicole Trudeau96219.32
Projet MontréalJimmy Zoubris78615.79
Total valid votes 4,979100–
Total rejected ballots 1152.26–
Turnout 5,09429.54
Electors on the lists 17,243––
Source: Election results, 2013, City of Montreal.

References
  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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