David Bexte | |
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 David Bexte, Member of Parliament for Bow River at his swearing in ceremony in Ottawa, May 26th, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bow River | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Shields |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lorelei Bexte |
| Children | Keean Bexte |
David Bexte MP is a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Bow River in the 2025 Canadian federal election.1 He is a former energy executive at Schlumberger Canada and farmer.2
On April 17th, 2026, Bexte introduced a bill to help speed up the approval of farm products in Canada. Bill C-273, Facilitating Agricultural Regulatory Modernization Act, or FARM Act, proposes provisional approval within 90 days for feeds, seeds, fertilizers, and pest control products that have already been approved in at least two trusted jurisdictions. Such jurisdictions cited include the USA, EU, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.3
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Bow River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Bexte | 44,605 | 78.87 | +9.11 | $54,706.03 | |||
| Liberal | Bentley Barnes | 9,562 | 16.91 | +9.34 | $2,800.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Louisa Gwin | 1,689 | 2.99 | –6.25 | $599.77 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Tom Lipp | 402 | 0.71 | –0.05 | $1,031.62 | |||
| United | Aaron Patton | 296 | 0.52 | – | $1,179.50 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,554 | 99.31 | – | $141,397.58 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 391 | 0.69 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,945 | 66.55 | +4.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,571 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada456 | ||||||||
References
References
- "Bow River live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- "David Bexte wins conservative MP nomination for Bow River". StrathmoreNow. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- "Bexte introduces bill to speed up approval of farm products in Canada". DiscoverAirdrie. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Bow River, Alberta (2025)". lop.parl.ca.
- "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results:". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
- Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".