Shelly A. Glover  MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint Boniface
Incumbent
Assumed office  2008
Preceded by	Raymond Simard
Born	January 2, 1967 (1967-01-02) (age 43) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political party	Conservative

Shelly A. Glover (born January 2, 1967) is a Canadian politician, and is currently the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Saint Boniface, Manitoba. She is a member of the Conservative Party and is the Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages. She is the first policewoman MP in Canadian history. ^[1]

Glover served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Service for almost 19 years prior to her election. She has been involved in undercover work, child abuse investigations, youth crime and gang investigations, and general patrol. She was the first ever female and bilingual spokesperson appointed by her department. She has been involved with many community organizations such as Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, Pregnancy Distress, and Francophone Chamber of Commerce. She is also a keen sports advocate who has coached soccer for 14 years.

Glover is married, and has raised 5 children with her husband Bruce who is a retired police officer and small business owner.

Glover won the riding in the 2008 federal election, beating out incumbent Liberal Raymond Simard by over 4,500 votes. On November 7, 2008 Glover was named Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.^[2]

Glover is a Winnipeg police officer currently on leave of absence. She speaks both French and English and identifies as a Manitoba Métis.

Controversy arose when Ms. Glover donated water bottles to the Louis Riel School Division containing her name and the Conservative Party of Canada logo.

[edit] Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shelly Glover	19,440	46.32%	+11.32%
	Liberal	Raymond Simard	14,728	35.09%	-3.50%
	New Democrat	Matt Schaubroeck	5,502	13.11%	-8.77%
	Green	Marc Payette	2,104	5.01%	+1.16%
	Christian Heritage	Justin Gregoire	195	0.46%	-0.24%
Total valid votes			41,969	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			133	0.32%
Turnout			42,102	65.31%

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shelly Glover
• Parliament of Canada biography

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