# Brent St. Denis

Brent J. St. Denis (born May 27, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2008. First elected to represent the Ontario riding of Algoma in the 1993 Canadian federal election, he went on to serve successor ridings Algoma—Manitoulin and latterly Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing.
Born in Blind River, Ontario, St. Denis is a former executive assistant, industrial engineer, and teacher.
He is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Transport, and also served as chair of the House of Commons' standing committee on industry, science, and technology, as well as that committee's subcommittee on agenda and procedure.
In the 2008 federal election, St. Denis lost his seat to Carol Hughes of the New Democratic Party, whom he had defeated in 2004 and 2006.
He is currently employed as clerk and treasurer for the township of Cockburn Island.

## Electoral record

vte2008 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Carol Hughes | 15,249 | 45.49 | +10.98 | $91,893 |
| | Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 10,902 | 32.53 | -5.65 | $90,379 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Musgrove | 5,914 | 17.64 | -5.70 | $8,989 |
| | Green | Lorraine Rekmans | 1,451 | 4.32 | +1.65 | $5,448 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,516 | 100.00 | $97,228 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,691 | 56.53 |
| | New Democratic Party gain from Liberal | New Democratic Party gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 14,652 | 38.18 | −2.76 | $52,836 |
| | New Democratic | Carol Hughes | 13,244 | 34.51 | +2.82 | $51,642 |
| | Conservative | Ian West | 8,957 | 23.34 | +0.13 | $65,745 |
| | Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 1,025 | 2.67 | −1.40 | $647 |
| | First Peoples National | Will Morin | 338 | 0.88 | – | $829 |
| | Independent | Donald Polmateer | 164 | 0.43 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,380 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,596 | 63.99 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 60,311 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 14,276 | 40.94 |
| | New Democratic | Carol Hughes | 11,051 | 31.69 |
| | Conservative | Blaine Armstrong | 8,093 | 23.21 |
| | Green | Lindsay Killen | 1,449 | 4.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34,869 | 100.00 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Algoma-Manitoulin :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 15,000 | 48.36 |
| Alliance | Ron Swain | 8,992 | 28.99 |
| New Democratic | Grant Buck | 4,326 | 13.95 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dale Lapham | 2,269 | 7.32 |
| Green | Alexander Jablanczy | 428 | 1.38 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Algoma-Manitoulin :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 13,810 | 41.31 |
| Reform | Jim Jeffery | 8,353 | 24.99 |
| New Democratic | Jody Wildman | 7,897 | 23.62 |
| Progressive Conservative | Roseanne MacDonald | 3,367 | 10.07 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Algoma :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 18,218 | 58.05 |
| Reform | Ken Leffler | 6,623 | 21.10 |
| Progressive Conservative | David Mair | 3,613 | 11.51 |
| New Democratic | Gayle Erma Broad | 2,696 | 8.59 |
| Natural Law | Bernard Brégaint | 235 | 0.75 |