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Marc Dalton
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Dalton in 2020
Member of Parliament
for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded by Dan Ruimy
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Maple Ridge-Mission
In office
May 12, 2009 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by Randy Hawes
Succeeded by Bob D'Eith
Personal details
Born (1960-06-03) June 3, 1960 (age 64)
CFB Baden–Soellingen, Germany
Political party Conservative
Other political
affiliations
BC Liberal (provincial)
Residences Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Marc H.J. Dalton MP is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge after the 2019 Canadian federal election. He was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia following the 2009 and 2013 provincial elections for the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission.

Biography and personal life

Marc Dalton was born in the Canadian Forces Base of Baden-Soellingen in Germany. His father served in the Royal Canadian Armed Forces, and he spent much of his childhood traveling and living between different bases throughout Canada. Marc is Cree Metis on his father’s side and French Canadian on his mother’s. He is a member of Metis Nation BC. He has 5 other siblings and is the oldest of the group. In his early teenage years Marc’s family settled in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows region of British Columbia. Growing up Marc enjoyed playing sports and was a member of the student council team while in High school.

Marc went on to study at Simon Fraser University, where he obtained his Bachelor in French and History and his Master’s in Educational Leadership. Marc is a firm believer in helping the less fortunate and he actively participated in building and supporting communities in his area. At the age of 16 he volunteered with a non-profit evangelical organization that supported communities in Central America and Canadian inner cities. Through his time working with communities in Central America he learned Spanish, making him trilingual in French, English and Spanish.

Marc’s Christian faith is another important aspect of his personal life and after completing his education Marc took on the call to become a Pastor and served in the Vancouver area for a period of time. Prior to entering politics Marc married his wife Marlene and raised three children, while working as a teacher. Marc taught at both the elementary and high school levels in the 42nd Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District. He worked as a teacher for 17 years and taught primarily French Immersion and Socials Studies. He also served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves shortly after graduating and is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Political career

In 2009, Dalton took a break from teaching and ran as an MLA for the Maple Ridge – Mission region. He went on to win and represented the district for two complete terms as a BC Liberal. As an MLA Marc served as a Parliamentary Secretary for independent schools and was a member of the ‘Experience the Fraser’ steering committee, which was a trails and tourism project. As an MLA he also served as the Parliamentary Secondary to the Minister of Aboriginal Relations.

After getting re-elected in 2012, Marc advocated for renaming the BC Liberals, as he argued it was confusing for voters who may not know that it was a centre-right Party. He reasoned that federal Conservative voters might have a hard time voting for the BC Liberals even though they share much of the same values.  

In 2015, Marc ran for the Federal Conservative Nomination of Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadow where he lost to the long-time Conservative MP Randy Kamp. After the nomination he returned to the BC Liberals where he served as a backbench member until 2017. In 2019, Marc ran again in the federal election for the Conservative Party, this time winning and beating out the Liberal candidate Dan Ruimy by over 3000 votes. As a member of 43rd Parliament, Marc served as a Member of the Covid-19 Pandemic Committee, Public Safety and National Security Committee and the Official Languages Committees. He is also a member of numerous Parliamentary Associations and Interparliamentary Groups. Marc was re-elected again in 2021 and still serves as a member of the Official Languages Committee but now also serves as the Chair of the BC Caucus. While in office Marc has been vocal and actively involved in legislation focused on reducing the Carbon Tax.

Political positions

Conversion therapy

On June 22, 2021, Dalton along with 61 other Conservative caucus members and one independent voted against Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy). This bill, if fully passed, would criminalize the act conducting conversion therapy on LGBTQ2+ individuals, even if they have consented to it.

Carbon tax

On numerous occasions in the 44th Parliament, Dalton has spoken in the House of Commons to contest and censure the carbon tax introduced by the Liberal Government in 2018. He cites that as the driving force behind the inflation and the increased cost of living. He wants to repeal the policy in order to reduce the cost of living.

LGBTQ

In 2014 as an MLA, Dalton voted against an amendment to the Vital Statistics Act that would allow transgender or gender non-binary individuals to change registered sex designation from their sex assigned at birth to reflect their gender identity.

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2021: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Marc Dalton 19,371 36.7 +0.5 $74,248.03
New Democratic Phil Klapwyk 16,869 31.9 +8.0 $69,801.42
Liberal Ahmed Yousef 13,179 24.9 -4.8 none listed
PPC Juliuss Hoffmann 2,800 5.3 +4.0 $8,076.50
Independent Steven William Ranta 453 0.9 ±0.0 $357.28
Rhinoceros Peter Buddle 161 0.3 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,833 99.5 $112,396.51
Total rejected ballots 278 0.5
Turnout 53,111 64.4
Eligible voters 82,495
Conservative hold Swing -3.8
Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2019: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Marc Dalton 19,650 36.23 +4.84 $89,237.08
Liberal Dan Ruimy 16,125 29.73 -4.15 none listed
New Democratic John Mogk 12,958 23.89 -5.73 $24,526.92
Green Ariane Jaschke 4,332 7.99 +3.77 $3,184.96
PPC Bryton Cherrier 698 1.29 none listed
Independent Steve Ranta 468 0.86 -0.00 $969.02
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,231 99.45
Total rejected ballots 298 0.55 +0.32
Turnout 54,529 67.74 -4.22
Eligible voters 80,494
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.50
Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2006: Burnaby—New Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Peter Julian 17,391 38.79 +4.21 $71,414
Liberal Mary Pynenburg 13,420 29.93 -2.59 $74,580
Conservative Marc Dalton 12,364 27.58 -0.05 $70,006
Green Scott Janzen 1,654 3.68 -0.04 $1,149
Total valid votes 44,829 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 144 0.32 -0.20
Turnout 44,973 60.09 +1.14
New Democratic hold Swing +3.40


Provincial

British Columbia general election, 2017: Maple Ridge-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Bob D'Eith 10,989 41.94 +2.13 $68,144
Liberal Marc Dalton 10,664 40.70 −5.89 $59,214
Green Peter Pak Chiu Tam 3,464 13.22 +5.01 $9,786
Conservative Trevor Hamilton 935 3.57 −1.80
Libertarian Jeff Monds 148 0.57
Total valid votes 26,200 100.00
Total rejected ballots 128 0.49
Turnout 26,328 61.69
Registered Voters 42,678
Source: Elections BC
British Columbia general election, 2013: Maple Ridge-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Dalton 10,327 46.59 +0.87
New Democratic Mike Bocking 8,820 39.81 –5.58
Green Alex Pope 1,818 8.21 +1.01
Conservative Chad Thompson 1,190 5.37
Total valid votes 22,155 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152 0.68
Turnout 22,307 57.91
Source: Elections BC
B.C. General Election 2009 Maple Ridge-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marc Dalton 8,802 45.72%
  NDP Mike Bocking 8,738 45.39%
Green Michael Gildersleeve 1,387 7.20%
Reform Ian Vaughan 325 1.69%
Total 19,252 100.00%

See also

  • British Columbia Liberal Party
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