Gerald Soroka
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Gerald Soroka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Yellowhead | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Eglinski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evansburg, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
Gerald Soroka MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Yellowhead in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Soroka was born and raised at Evansburg, Alberta in Yellowhead County and attended Grand Trunk High School. Prior to his election Soroka served as mayor of Yellowhead County, Alberta since 2007, and as a county councillor for division one from 2004 to 2007.[1] He resides on a farm near Evansburg, Alberta, his family's original homestead.[2][3] He won the Conservative nomination for Yellowhead riding to replace the retiring incumbent, Jim Eglinski, on October 14, 2018.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Yellowhead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gerald Soroka | 45,964 | 82.1 | +9.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kristine Bowman | 3,898 | 7.0 | -2.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeremy Hoefsloot | 2,912 | 5.2 | -9.02 | ||||
| People's | Douglas Galavan | 1,592 | 2.8 | - | ||||
| Green | Angelena Satdeo | 1,272 | 2.3 | -0.63 | ||||
| Libertarian | Cory Lystang | 222 | 0.4 | -1.16 | ||||
| Veterans Coalition | Gordon Francey | 108 | 0.2 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,968 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 303 | |||||||
| Turnout | 56,271 | 76.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 74,005 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Gerald Soroka reflects on role as Yellowhead County Mayor Kushniruk, Cassie.The Weekly Anchor; Edson, Alta. [Edson, Alta]30 Sep 2019: A.6.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Gerald Soroka announces candidacy for re-election as Mayor of Yellowhead County Mitchener, Deanna.The Weekly Anchor; Edson, Alta. [Edson, Alta]18 Sep 2017: A.9.
- ^ Gerald Soroka wins Yellowhead nomination Moore, Ed.Edson Leader; Edson [Edson]22 Oct 2018: A.3.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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