# Brenda Shanahan (politician)

Brenda Shanahan (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Châteauguay—Lacolle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021. She is a Liberal Party MP.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay—Lacolle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Shanahan | 18,029 | 37.03 | -1.36 | $52,662.66 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Patrick O'Hara | 18,017 | 37.01 | -0.16 | $32,231.91 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Bournaki | 5,538 | 11.01 | -0.16 | $11,071.20 |
| | New Democratic | Hannah Wolker | 3,752 | 7.71 | +0.07 | $369.79 |
| | People's | Jeff Benoit | 1,821 | 3.74 | +2.67 | $2,883.60 |
| | Green | Frédéric Olivier | 801 | 1.65 | -2.03 | $0.00 |
| | Free | André Lafrance | 448 | 0.92 | – | $0.00 |
| | Indépendance du Québec | Marc Gagnon | 277 | 0.57 | -0.18 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,683 | 97.87 | – | $110,696.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,061 | 2.13 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,744 | 61.58 | -6.64 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 79,853 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.60 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay—Lacolle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Shanahan | 20,118 | 38.39 | -0.70 | $40,263.40 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Claudia Valdivia | 19,479 | 37.17 | +12.81 | $3,185.41 |
| | Conservative | Hugues Laplante | 5,851 | 11.17 | -0.04 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Marika Lalime | 4,005 | 7.64 | -15.50 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Meryam Haddad | 1,929 | 3.68 | +1.78 | $3,739.15 |
| | People's | Jeff Benoit | 563 | 1.07 | – | $3,708.72 |
| | Indépendence du Québec | Marc Gagnon | 393 | 0.75 | – | $0.00 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Chénier | 64 | 0.12 | -0.17 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,402 | 98.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,071 | 2.00 | +0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,473 | 68.22 | -0.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,384 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.76 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay—Lacolle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brenda Shanahan | 20,245 | 39.10 | +28.90 | $26,214 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Sophie Stanké | 12,615 | 24.36 | −2.55 | $27,153 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvain Chicoine (incumbent) | 11,986 | 23.15 | -25.57 | $27,865 |
| | Conservative | Philippe St-Pierre | 5,805 | 11.21 | −0.82 | $3,357 |
| | Green | Jency Mercier | 982 | 1.90 | -0.01 | $2,348 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Linda Sullivan | 149 | 0.29 | +0.06 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,782 | 98.27 | | $208,824 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 909 | 1.73 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,691 | 69.21 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,129 | – | – | – |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +27.24 |
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