Chris Spearman
Canadian politician
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Christopher Spearman is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta in the 2013 municipal election on October 21, 2013.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 2017 municipal election on October 16, 2017 with 74% of the popular vote.[4]
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Chris Spearman | |
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Spearman in 2020 | |
| 25th Mayor of Lethbridge | |
| In office October 28, 2013[1] – October 25, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rajko Dodic |
| Succeeded by | Blaine Hyggen |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | Businessman |
A longtime trustee on the city's Roman Catholic school board and a member of the Chamber of Commerce,[3] Spearman finished second to Dodic in the 2010 municipal election. He announced in January 2021 that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election.[5]
Leaving office, Spearman spoke with news outlets to highlight accomplishments including the completion of the ATB Centre in West Lethbridge, Legacy Park addition on the city’s north side and the downtown park and ride terminal. He also pushed to institute a residential curbside recycling program in the city in 2019.[6]
On March 23, 2025, Spearman was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Lethbridge in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[7]
Personal life
Spearman is the father of city of Airdrie mayor, Heather Spearman.
Honours
National honours
Foreign honours
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Lethbridge | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Rachael Thomas | 40,866 | 61.05 | +5.40 | $99,574.23 | |||
| Liberal | Chris Spearman | 21,899 | 32.72 | +17.58 | $84,698.36 | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Svoboda | 2,431 | 3.63 | –15.68 | $10,506.53 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Slingerland | 806 | 1.20 | +0.24 | $14,547.70 | |||
| People's | Clara Piedalue | 478 | 0.71 | –6.24 | $1,361.54 | |||
| Green | Amber Murray | 457 | 0.68 | – | $620.19 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,937 | 99.64 | – | $139,973.63 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 240 | 0.36 | –0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 67,177 | 70.34 | +5.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 95,504 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Spearman | 14,897 | 73.72 |
| Martin Heavy Head | 3,342 | 16.54 |
| Robert Janzen | 1,969 | 9.74 |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Spearman | 9,855 | 46.1 |
| Bridget Mearns | 6,410 | 30.0 |
| Faron Ellis | 4,101 | 19.2 |
| Curtis Simpson | 1,000 | 4.7 |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rajko Dodic | 6,170 | 25.2 |
| Chris Spearman | 5,962 | 24.3 |
| Cheryl Meheden | 5,168 | 21.1 |
| James P. Frey | 4,911 | 20.0 |
| Dennis Carrier | 1,298 | 5.3 |
| Kay Adeniyi | 667 | 2.7 |
