David Yurdiga
David Yurdiga | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Fort McMurray—Athabasca (2014-2015) | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1964 Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Grassland, Alberta[1] |
| Profession | Consultant |
David Yurdiga MP (born March 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. He was subsequently elected to the newly formed riding of Fort McMurray-Cold Lake in the 42nd Canadian general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Honours[edit]
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada |
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Personal background[edit]
Yurdiga studied power engineering at a technical school in Alberta.[3] Beginning in the early 1990s, Yurdiga sold industrial chemicals and safety equipment out of Fort McMurray. He then branched out and created a consulting and property management business in Lac La Biche.
In 2007, Yurdiga was elected to Athabasca County’s council, representing Grassland. He was named deputy reeve in 2008, and then served as reeve from 2009 to 2013.[1]
He is married, and has a son and daughter.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
With the departure of Brian Jean in 2014, Yurdiga was selected to be the Conservative candidate in the by-election to represent Fort McMurray-Athabasca.[1]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 40,706 | 79.9 | +19.34 | ||||
| Liberal | Maggie Farrington | 4,848 | 9.5 | -18.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matt Gilks | 2,883 | 5.7 | -2.05 | ||||
| People's | Matthew Barrett | 1,674 | 3.3 | - | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 865 | 1.7 | +0.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,976 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 258 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,234 | 65.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,157 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +19.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Fort McMurray-Cold Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 28,625 | 60.6 | -11.91 | – | |||
| Liberal | Kyle Harrietha | 13,403 | 28.4 | +17.61 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Melody Lepine | 3,663 | 7.7 | -5.43 | – | |||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 743 | 1.6 | -1.97 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Scott Berry | 552 | 1.2 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Roelof Janssen | 280 | 0.6 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,266 | 100.0 | $260,378.41 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 158 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 47,424 | 62.02 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,190 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca Resignation of Brian Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 5,991 | 46.71 | −25.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Harrietha | 4,529 | 35.31 | +24.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori McDaniel | 1,472 | 11.48 | −1.77 | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 453 | 3.53 | −0.96 | ||||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 381 | 2.97 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,826 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 12,860 | 15.37 | −25.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,647 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −25.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c McDermott, Vincent (April 26, 2014). "Conservatives elect David Yurdiga as byelection candidate". Fort McMurray Today. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., M.P."
- ^ a b "Q and A: MP David Yurdiga on the challenges that face an oilsands community". Ottawa Citizen. September 17, 2014.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
