John Aldag
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| John Aldag MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cloverdale—Langley City |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
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| Born | 1963 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Langley, BC |
John Aldag (born 1963) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Cloverdale—Langley City in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1]
Aldag was born in rural Saskatchewan, and lived in six provinces and two territories over the course of a 32-year career with Parks Canada. He was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[2] Aldag took an unpaid leave from Parks Canada in December 2013 to begin campaigning for election to office, which he ultimately won with nearly 46% of the vote.[3] He resigned his position upon being confirmed as the elected candidate by Elections Canada on October 26, 2015.
He is married and has three children.
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Cloverdale—Langley City | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Aldag | 24,617 | 45.5 | +33.7 | – | |||
| Conservative | Dean Drysdale | 18,800 | 34.8 | -22.57 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Rebecca Smith | 8,463 | 15.7 | -8.98 | – | |||
| Green | Scott Anderson | 2,195 | 4.1 | -0.51 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,075 | 100.0 | $207,587.77 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,261 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,076 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Election 2015: Aldag claims new riding for Liberals, The Langley Times, October 20, 2015.
- ^ John Aldag Biography, Liberal.ca
- ^ Election 2015: Aldag claims new riding for Liberals, The Langley Times, October 20, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cloverdale—Langley City, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
