# Phil McColeman

Phil McColeman (born March 15, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party. He represented the riding of Brant from 2008 to 2015 and, following the 2012 federal electoral district redistribution, he represented the riding of Brantford—Brant from 2015 to 2021. On 8 January 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.
Prior to entering politics, McColeman ran a construction business for 24 years. He is also a former president of the Brantford Homebuilders’ Association.

## Electoral record

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Phil McColeman | 26,849 | 40.27 | -0.62 | $85,964.44 |
| | Liberal | Danielle Takacs | 20,454 | 30.68 | -0.01 | $112,425.11 |
| | New Democratic | Sabrina Sawyer | 13,131 | 19.70 | -5.14 | $10,388.48 |
| | Green | Bob Jonkman | 4,257 | 6.39 | +3.89 | none listed |
| | People's | Dave Wrobel | 1,320 | 1.98 | – | none listed |
| | Veterans Coalition | Jeffrey Gallagher | 394 | 0.59 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 146 | 0.22 | -0.04 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Leslie Bory | 115 | 0.17 | – | $2,115.19 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,666 | 99.26 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 497 | 0.74 | +0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,163 | 61.84 | -3.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 108,602 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Phil McColeman | 25,874 | 40.89 | -7.52 | $141,798.50 |
| | Liberal | Danielle Takacs | 19,422 | 30.70 | +11.80 | $76,160.00 |
| | New Democratic | Marc Laferriere | 15,715 | 24.84 | -4.11 | $65,824.80 |
| | Green | Kevin Brandt | 1,582 | 2.50 | -0.70 | $6,475.96 |
| | Libertarian | Rob Ferguson | 515 | 0.81 | – | – |
| | Independent | John C. Turmel | 164 | 0.26 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,272 | 99.57 | | $241,022.79 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.43 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,544 | 65.23 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 97,409 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.66 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election: Brant :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Phil McColeman | 28,045 | 48.9 | +7.0 | – |
| | New Democratic | Marc Laferriere | 16,351 | 28.5 | +11.3 | – |
| | Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 10,780 | 18.8 | -14.2 | – |
| | Green | Nora Fueten | 1,858 | 3.2 | -3.8 | – |
| | Independent | Leslie Bory | 174 | 0.3 | – | – |
| | Independent | Martin Sitko | 138 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,346 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.4 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,589 | 60.1 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 94,485 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Brant :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Phil McColeman | 22,628 | 41.9 | +5.9 | $84,126 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 17,839 | 33.0 | -3.9 | $82,233 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Van Tilborg | 9,297 | 17.2 | -4.1 | $22,079 |
| | Green | Nora Fueten | 3,805 | 7.0 | +2.4 | $15,692 |
| | Christian Heritage | John Gots | 369 | 0.6 | -0.3 | $286 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,938 | 100 | $94,138 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Brant :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Lloyd St. Amand | 22,077 | 36.9 | -1.1 | $73,699 |
| | Conservative | Phil McColeman | 21,495 | 36.0 | +2.9 | $84,866 |
| | New Democratic | Lynn Bowering | 12,713 | 21.3 | -0.7 | $30,536 |
| | Green | Adam King | 2,729 | 4.6 | -0.5 | $4,293 |
| | Christian Heritage | John H. Wubs | 526 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 213 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,753 | 100.00 | – | $86,871 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 236 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,753 | 65.03 | +4.75 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 91,872 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||