Larry Brock
Larry Brock | |
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.jpg) Larry Brock speaking at a Conservative Party rally in Kitchener, ON | |
| Member of Parliament for Brantford—Brant South Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations (2025–2026) Brantford—Brant (2021–2025) | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Phil McColeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | University of Waterloo (BA) University of Calgary (JD) |
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Lawrence J. Brock MP is a Canadian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Brantford—Brant South in the House of Commons of Canada.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Brock was born and raised in Brantford, Ontario. He earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science at the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at the University of Calgary.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Brock was a lawyer, starting in private practice in 1992 before becoming the assistant Crown attorney for Brantford in 2004.[2]
Political career
[edit]In 2021, Brock was elected to represent the riding of Brantford—Brant in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3]
During his time in the House of Commons, Brock served on the Conservative frontbench as Deputy Shadow Minister for Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Associate Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services and Shadow Minister for Justice & Attorney General of Canada until stepping down from this role in June 2026.[4][5] He was elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
In August 2026, Brock announced his pending resignation from Parliament on September 18, in order to take a position at the Brantford Crown Attorney's Office.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Brock is currently married to his wife, Angela, and has two daughters, Jennie and Emma.
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Larry Brock | 34,501 | 52.44 | +12.36 | $127,957.24 | |||
| Liberal | Joy O'Donnell | 27,032 | 41.09 | +13.36 | $124,026.65 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Gajerski-Cauley | 2,410 | 3.66 | –16.63 | $1,529.63 | |||
| Green | Karleigh Csordas | 1,110 | 1.69 | –0.95 | $14,780.53 | |||
| People's | Nicholas Xenos | 392 | 0.60 | –8.18 | $3,633.49 | |||
| Independent | Mike Clancy | 148 | 0.22 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Leslie Bory | 120 | 0.18 | N/A | $839.52 | |||
| Independent | Clo Marie | 80 | 0.12 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,793 | 99.46 | – | $147,446.43 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 66,150 | 64.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 102,397 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Brantford—Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Larry Brock | 26,668 | 40.3 | +0.03 | $91,953.93 | |||
| Liberal | Alison Macdonald | 18,784 | 28.4 | -2.28 | $39,973.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Adrienne Roberts | 12,950 | 19.6 | -0.10 | $24,365.86 | |||
| People's | Cole Squire | 5,634 | 8.5 | +6.52 | none listed | |||
| Green | Karleigh Csordas | 1,760 | 2.7 | -3.69 | $13,470.80 | |||
| Independent | Leslie Bory | 162 | 0.2 | +0.03 | $2,672.42 | |||
| Independent | John Turmel | 138 | 0.2 | -0.02 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 66,096 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 0 | 0 | -0.74 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,096 | 59.52 | -2.32 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 111,048 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "About Larry". Brantford—Brant. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Brock seeking Conservative nomination". Brantford Expositor. January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Conservative Brock wins Brantford-Brant riding". Brantford Expositor. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ Gamble, Susan (June 30, 2026). "Brock leaves as Shadow Minister of Justice". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Conservative MP Larry Brock set to resign Sept. 18". CBC News.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. November 25, 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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