Findlay ran in the
2000 federal election as a
Canadian Alliance candidate in the riding of
Vancouver Quadra, but lost to Liberal candidate
Stephen Owen. She was named the
Conservative Party's candidate for
Delta—Richmond East in March 2011, and won the seat in
that year's federal election. She was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice in May 2011, She then served as the Minister of National Revenue from July 15, 2013, until November 4, 2015. campaigning with Findlay in December 2017 She contested the reconstituted riding of
Delta in the
2015 election, but lost to Liberal candidate
Carla Qualtrough. She then ran for the Conservatives in the 2017
South Surrey—White Rock by-election, but was defeated by the Liberal's
Gordie Hogg, taking 42.1% of the vote to Hogg's 47.5%. In a re-match at the
2019 election, Findlay unseated Hogg by taking 42.6% of the vote. She served as shadow minister for Environment and Climate Change from November 2019 to September 2020. She voted in support of Bill C-233 - an act to amend the
Criminal Code (
sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex. She was re-elected in
2021 by defeating Gordie Hogg again, and served as shadow minister for National Defence from November 2021 to October 2022.
Candice Bergen was ultimately chosen for the role. On September 13, 2022 Findlay was named Chief Opposition Whip by Conservative Party leader
Pierre Poilievre, becoming the first woman to serve in this role for the Conservatives. She lost re-election in the
2025 election. Some observers attributed her loss to comments made by her husband
Brent Chapman, who is the
MLA for
Surrey South. In early 2026, following the resignation of
John Rustad, she launched a bid to become
leader of the BC Conservative Party. In her campaign launch video, the former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister framed the leadership contest by arguing that: "This race is a simple choice: a reliable conservative, or a liberal takeover." Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the only candidate in the race so far that has served as a Cabinet Minister in a Conservative Federal Government. ==Community==