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Mel Arnold

Mel Arnold

Conservative (CPC) · Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, British Columbia

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Contact

mel.arnold@parl.gc.ca

Committees

  • Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food — Member
  • Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans — Chair
  • Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs — Member

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Performance Grade

Underlying scorecard data is sampled through (latest of votes, speeches, expense updates, lobbying, donations, and pipeline cursor activity).

Data coverage:Votes: yesSpeeches: yesExpenses: yesDonations: yesDiscipline: yes
A+94/100How we score & full rankings →

Parliamentary Activity

A+

100/100

Financial

A+

93/100

Independence

A-

84/100

Alignment & Access

A+

100/100

Parliamentary Activity

EngagementA+ (100)
AttendanceA+ (100)
Legislative ProductivityA+ (100)

Financial

TransparencyA+ (95)
Fiscal ResponsibilityA+ (90)
Expense EfficiencyA+ (95)

Independence

AccountabilityA+ (96)
Lobbying RiskA+ (92)
Donor ConcentrationB- (65)

Alignment & Access

ResponsivenessA+ (100)
Party DisciplineA+ (100)
Constituent AccessA+ (100)

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Total Expenses

$1,253,163

Votes Cast

74

Lobbying Contacts

91

Donations Received

$1,671

Quick Facts

Party

Conservative (CPC)

Riding

Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies

Province

British Columbia

Status

Active

Recent Votes

  • Opposition Motion (Measures to support the manufacturing sector)

    2026-05-06

    Yes

  • Ways and means motion No. 11

    2026-05-06

    No

  • Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 4)

    2026-05-05

    Yes

  • Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)

    2026-05-05

    Yes

  • Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts

    2026-05-05

    No

Top Expense Categories

  • Salaries$801,209
  • Travel$243,215
  • Contracts$205,624

Career Timeline

  • Jun 1, 2025

    Committee

    Named Chair of FOPO

    Appointed Chair of Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

  • Apr 28, 2025

    Election

    Elected to 45th Parliament

    Conservative MP for Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies