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Bob Benzen MP (born March 3, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on April 3, 2017. He represents the electoral district of Calgary Heritage as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Prior to his election, Benzen was a businessman specializing in data storage and information management for energy companies.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Calgary Heritage Resignation of Stephen Harper | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Bob Benzen | 19,389 | 71.5 | +5.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Forsyth | 5,889 | 21.7 | -4.27 | ||||
| New Democratic | Khalis Ahmed | 784 | 2.9 | -4.38 | ||||
| Green | Taryn Knorren | 484 | 1.8 | -0.33 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Jeff Willerton | 383 | 1.4 | |||||
| Libertarian | Darcy Gerow | 113 | 0.4 | |||||
| National Advancement | Stephen J. Garvey | 79 | 0.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 27,121 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | 81,036 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.70 | ||||||