Larry Brock
Larry Brock | |
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.jpg) Brock in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brantford—Brant South Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations (2025–2026) Brantford—Brant (2021–2025) | |
| In office September 20, 2021 – September 18, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Phil McColeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 62–63) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Education | University of Waterloo (BA) University of Calgary (JD) |
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Lawrence J. Brock is a Canadian politician who was the member of Parliament for the electoral district of Brantford—Brant South in the House of Commons of Canada from 2021 to 2026 as a member of the Conservative Party.
In August 2026, Brock announced that he would resign from Parliament to return to his position as Crown prosecutor in Brantford.[1] His resignation took effect on September 18, 2026, making him the 12th MP to resign during the 45th Canadian Parliament.[2]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Brock was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1963 or 1964, the eldest of two children. Brock's father ran a home renovation business, while his mother was a grocery store manager.[3]
Brock earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science at the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Calgary.[4]
Prior to entering politics, Brock was a lawyer, starting in private practice in 1992 before becoming the assistant Crown attorney for Brantford in 2004.[5]
Political career
[edit]In 2021, Brock was elected to represent the electoral district of Brantford—Brant in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[6]
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 and Attorney General of Canada until stepping down from this role in June 2026.[7][8] 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 in order to take a position at the Brantford Crown Attorney's Office. On September 18, his resignation took effect.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Brock and his wife, Angela, have two daughters.[3]
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[10][11] | ||||||||
| 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[12][13] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Conservative MP Larry Brock announces he will resign next month | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Changes in Membership - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Ruby, Michelle (September 2, 2021). "Brock 'pouring heart and soul' into campaign". Brantford Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
- ↑ "About Larry". Brantford—Brant. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "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 August 7, 2026.
- ↑ 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 April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
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