Ron Orr
Ron Orr | |
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| Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism & Status of Women | |
| In office July 8, 2021 – October 23, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Leela Aheer |
| Succeeded by | Jason Luan |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954/1955 (age 67–68) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| Residence | Clive, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Taylor College and Seminary |
| Occupation | contractor, carpenter, minister |
Ronald James Nelson Orr (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. Orr is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka since 2015. Orr served as a member of Executive Council of Alberta in the cabinet of Jason Kenney holding the position of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women from 2021 to 2022.
Political life[edit]
Orr was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 29th Alberta Legislature as a member of the Wildrose Party.[1][2][3] Orr was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the 30th Alberta Legislature.
Orr was appointed to the Cabinet of Jason Kenney as the Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women on July 8, 2021.[4]
During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, Orr endorsed the campaign of Travis Toews.[5] Following Danielle Smith's selection as United Conservative Party leader, Orr was not selected to join Danielle Smith's Cabinet. On October 25, 2022, Orr announced he won't seek re-election.[6]
Electoral history[edit]
2015 general election[edit]
| 2015 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Ron Orr | 6,502 | 35.71% | -8.26% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 5,481 | 30.10% | 20.21% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Dewit | 5,018 | 27.56% | -8.31% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Tony Jeglum | 1,206 | 6.62% | 1.40% | ||||
| Total | 18,207 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 83 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 30,827 | 59.33% | 2.52% | |||||
| Wildrose hold | Swing | -1.24% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "66 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2019 general election[edit]
| 2019 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Ron Orr | 17,379 | 71.31% | 8.10% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 3,639 | 14.93% | -15.17% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Myles Chykerda | 2,520 | 10.34% | 3.72% | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Keith Parrill | 328 | 1.35% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Tessa Szwagierczak | 279 | 1.14% | – | ||||
| Alberta Advantage Party | Shawn Tylke | 227 | 0.93% | – | ||||
| Total | 24,372 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 181 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,706 | 75.07% | 15.74% | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | 25.38% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "68 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Alberta Votes 2015 - CBC News".
- ^ Maetche, Sarah (May 5, 2015). "Lacombe Express - Wildrose candidate Ron Orr elected as MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka". Lacombe Express. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ^ MacNeil, John (May 7, 2015). "An election night for the ages". Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ^ von Scheel, Elise; Bellefontaine, Michelle (July 8, 2021). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Short, Dylan (June 4, 2022). "So ya Savage is co-chairing the Toews campaign. Here are his endorsements from current MLAs". Twitter. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr won't seek re-election in spring 2023". RD News Now. October 25, 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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