▁with ▁politics ▁by ▁seeking ▁the ▁federal ▁N DP ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Ok an agan — West ▁K oot en ay ▁r iding ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁federal ▁election . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁nom ination ▁over ▁Margaret ▁Max imen ko ▁of ▁Christ ina ▁Lake . ▁In ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁ 6 1 ▁year ▁old ▁C ann ings ▁faced ▁real tor ▁Marshall ▁Ne uf eld ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁Ok an agan ▁Sk aha ▁School ▁District ▁trust ee ▁Con nie ▁Den esi uk ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁Green ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Sam anth a ▁T roy ▁and ▁independent ▁candidate ▁Brian ▁Gray . ▁With ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁C ann ings ▁won ▁the ▁r iding ▁though ▁his ▁party ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁party ▁with ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁winning ▁a ▁majority ▁government . ▁ ▁During ▁en su ing ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Parliament ▁C ann ings ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁N DP ▁leader ▁Thomas ▁Mul ca ir ▁as ▁their ▁critic ▁on ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁issues ▁and ▁deput y ▁critic ▁of ▁natural ▁resources ▁under ▁Carol ▁Hugh es . ▁He ▁served ▁the ▁entire ▁Parliament ▁on ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Natural ▁Resources . ▁C ann ings ▁spons ored ▁three ▁private ▁member ▁b ills . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁introduced ▁Bill ▁C - 3 5 4 ▁which ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁Government ▁Services ▁Act ▁which ▁would ▁promote ▁the