Blaine F. Calkins (born December 25, 1968) is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He represents the riding of Red Deer—Lacombe in Alberta.
Calkins was born and raised in the Lacombe, Alberta area. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Zoology. He later became a tenured faculty member at Red Deer College. He began his career in politics as a member of the Lacombe Town Council, and as such has been involved with the Board of Directors of the Lacombe Municipal Ambulance Society, The Board of Directors for Family and Community Support Services, The Municipal Planning Commission, David Thompson Tourist Council and the Disaster Services Committee.
Blaine Calkins has been involved in the Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative Party since becoming a member in 1996. He served on the Candidate Nomination Committee for the Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin riding in 1999, and joined the Board of Directors in 2000. Since then, he has held various Board positions, including President, Vice President and Director of Communications.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Red Deer-Lacombe |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Blaine Calkins | 43,599 | 70.7 | -6.73 | – |
| Liberal | Jeff Rock | 9,235 | 15.0 | +11.44 | – |
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 7,055 | 11.4 | -2.89 | – |
| Green | Les Kuzyk | 1,773 | 2.9 | -1.82 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 61,662 | 100.0 | | $221,802.13 |
| Total rejected ballots | 176 | – | – |
| Turnout | 61,838 | 71.3% | – |
| Eligible voters | 86,609 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.08 |
| Source: Elections Canada |
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Wetaskiwin |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Blaine Calkins | 37,756 | 81.44 | +4.31 | $23,700 |
| New Democratic | Tim Robson | 5,281 | 11.39 | +2.77 | $1,718 |
| Green | Robert Johnston | 1,978 | 4.27 | -3.78 | – |
| Liberal | Christopher Anderson | 1,348 | 2.91 | -2.69 | $5,920 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,363 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.26 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | 46,485 | 58.90 | +5.96 |
| Eligible voters | 78,925 | – | – |
| Canadian federal election, 2008: Wetaskiwin |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Blaine Calkins | 32,528 | 77.13 | +1.98 | $32,626 |
| New Democratic | Tim Robson | 3,636 | 8.62 | -0.70 | $6,371 |
| Green | Les Parsons | 3,395 | 8.05 | +1.72 | $388 |
| Liberal | Rita Katherine Dillon | 2,362 | 5.60 | -3.58 | $8,762 |
| Canadian Action | Shawn Mann | 249 | 0.59 | – | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,170 | 100.00 | $90,704 |
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | – |
| Turnout | 42,275 | 52.94 |
| Canadian federal election, 2006: Wetaskiwin |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Blaine Calkins | 35,776 | 75.15 | +1.6 | $38,612 |
| New Democratic | Jim Graves | 4,441 | 9.32 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | Peter Crossley | 4,371 | 9.18 | -2.7 | $9,976 |
| Green | Tom Lampman | 3,016 | 6.33 | +0.1 | $500 |
| Total valid votes | 47,604 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.22 |
| Turnout | 47,709 | 62.86 |
