# Jamie Schmale

Jamie P. Schmale MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He was re-elected in the 2019 election.
Prior to entering politics, Schmale attended Loyalist College, graduating from the Radio Broadcasting program. Schmale started his career as News Anchor and later News Director for CHUM media. He also covered news, municipal politics, and sports for 91.9 FM Radio CKLY in Lindsay, Ontario. He hosts the conservative party podcast The Blueprint where he has many conservative politicians on as guests to discuss policy and current events.
Prior to entering the House of Commons, Schmale served as former MP Barry Devolin’s Executive Assistant for 11 years (2004–11), and as his Campaign Manager in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011. Schmale is the current conservative critic or shadow minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jamie Schmale | 35,418 | 52.30 | +3.24 | $56,137.89 |
| | Liberal | Judi Forbes | 15,645 | 23.10 | -2.85 | $37,302.49 |
| | New Democratic | Zac Miller | 9,730 | 14.37 | -0.35 | $1,001.63 |
| | People's | Alison Davidson | 4,769 | 7.04 | +5.15 | $8,830.55 |
| | Green | Angel Godsoe | 1,696 | 2.50 | -5.89 | $3,273.95 |
| | Libertarian | Gene Balfour | 463 | 0.68 | – | $296.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 67,721 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 493 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,214 | 66.52 | -0.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 102,554 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.05 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jamie Schmale | 32,257 | 49.05 | +4.22 | $50,030.95 |
| | Liberal | Judi Forbes | 17,067 | 25.95 | -5.80 | $41,518.07 |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Doyle | 9,676 | 14.71 | -4.72 | $7,114.67 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Fraser | 5,515 | 8.39 | +4.40 | none listed |
| | People's | Gene Balfour | 1,245 | 1.89 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,760 | 99.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 413 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,173 | 66.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 99,274 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.01 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jamie Schmale | 27,718 | 44.83 | -15.21 | $69,530.77 |
| | Liberal | David Marquis | 19,634 | 31.75 | +18.90 | $45,773.96 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Perry | 12,012 | 19.43 | -2.64 | $53,554.91 |
| | Green | Bill MacCallum | 2,470 | 3.99 | -1.05 | $8,268.38 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,834 | 100.00 | | $232,886.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 203 | 0.33 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,037 | 68.02 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,208 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -17.06 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||