Todd Doherty

Todd Doherty
MP
Member of Parliament
for Cariboo—Prince George
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDick Harris
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 56–57)[1]
Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
PartyConservative
SpouseKelly Doherty
Children4
ProfessionBusiness Owner, Aviation Executive

Todd Doherty MP (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Cariboo—Prince George during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

During the first sitting of the 42nd Parliament, Doherty tabled four private members bills:

  • Bill C-211: An Act to Establish a National Framework on PTSD and Mental Health Challenges with First Responders, Veterans and Military. Bill C-211 was passed unanimously June 16, 2017 and currently is in Senate for review.
  • Bill C-209: This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require the Correctional Service of Canada, in certain circumstances to disclose details of statutory release of a high-profile offender. Making public disclosure of the details of the release and informing any victims of such release.
  • Bill C-207: This enactment designates the third day of March in each and every year as a day for the people of Canada to express appreciation for the heroic work of members of the Canadian Forces and emergency response professionals, including police officers, firefighters and paramedics
  • Bill C-208: This enactment amends the Canada Evidence Act to direct courts on how to interpret a written all-numeric date in Canada that is in dispute.

In addition, Bill C-347 was authored by Doherty and calls on the Federal Government to establish a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers. The largest national volunteer group that was without a national medal in recognition of service.

Although authored by Doherty, he gave permission for Mel Arnold to table C-347 due to C-211's progress through Parliament.

In October 2017, the Government of Canada announced the creation of a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers.

In November 2020, Doherty tabled a motion to create a single national three-digit telephone number, 988, for suicide hotlines, arguing that having to look up existing 10-digit numbers presents a barrier to use.[3] In December the House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of his proposal.[4]

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 38,039 60.07 +8.90
Liberal Clinton Emslie 19,206 30.33 +14.07
New Democratic Angie Bonazzo 4,056 6.41 –13.99
Green Jodie Capling 1,192 1.88 –1.60
People's Rudy Sans 436 0.69 –7.52
Independent Kenneth B. Thomson 213 0.34 N/A
Christian Heritage Jake Wiens 180 0.28 N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 63,322 68.21
Eligible voters 92,834
Conservative notional hold Swing –2.59
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 25,771 50.8 -1.9 $48,803.67
New Democratic Audrey McKinnon 10,323 20.4 +5.0 none listed
Liberal Garth Frizzell 8,397 16.6 -3.4 $12,156.37
People's Jeremy Gustafson 4,160 8.2 +6.0 $5,338.68
Green Leigh Hunsinger-Chang 1,844 3.6 -5.5 $11,400.61
Christian Heritage Henry Thiessen 218 0.4 — $1,147.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,713 – – $143,143.51
Total rejected ballots 267 0.52 -0.06
Turnout 50,980 59.8 -5.7
Eligible voters 85,187
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 28,848 52.7 +16.06 $71,474.23
Liberal Tracy Calogheros 10,932 20.0 -11.49 $31,879.37
New Democratic Heather Sapergia 8,440 15.4 -10.43 none listed
Green Mackenzie Kerr 4,998 9.1 +5.64 none listed
People's Jing Lan Yang 1,206 2.2 - none listed
Independent Michael Orr 350 0.6 -0.62 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,774 100.0
Total rejected ballots 321
Turnout 55,095 65.5
Eligible voters 84,116
Conservative hold Swing +13.78
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 19,688 36.64 -19.62 $70,428.14
Liberal Tracy Calogheros 16,921 31.49 +26.43 $28,272.16
New Democratic Trent Derrick 13,879 25.83 -4.28 $60,383.50
Green Richard Edward Jaques 1,860 3.46 -2.72 $2,214.20
Independent Sheldon Clare 657 1.22 $13,871.81
No affiliation Gordon Campbell 402 0.75 –
Christian Heritage Adam De Kroon 327 0.61 $2,663.87
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,734 100.00   $265,082.81
Total rejected ballots 216 0.40
Turnout 53,950 67.85
Eligible voters 79,517
Conservative hold Swing -23.02
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ Balzer, Kyle (September 24, 2019). "Federal Election 2019: If Canada secures softwood lumber deal, Conservative Party's Todd Doherty believes other industries could equally prosper". PrinceGeorgeMatters.com.
  2. ^ "Central and Northern Interior election results". cknw.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Cullen, Catherine (November 6, 2020). "Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Cullen, Catherine (December 11, 2020). "3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cariboo—Prince George, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Official Voting Results - Cariboo—Prince George
  13. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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