Gerald Soroka
Gerald Soroka | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Yellowhead | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Eglinski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evansburg, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Residence | Yellowhead County[1] |
Gerald Soroka MP is a Conservative politician who was elected to represent the riding of Yellowhead in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election and was re-elected to the 44th Canadian Parliament.
Biography
[edit]Soroka was born and raised at Evansburg, Alberta in Yellowhead County and attended Grand Trunk High School.
In municipal politics
[edit]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.[2]
In federal politics
[edit]Soroka won the Conservative nomination for Yellowhead riding to replace the retiring incumbent, Jim Eglinski, on October 14, 2018.[3] He served in the 2019 Canadian federal election and was re-elected to the 44th Canadian Parliament.
On June 22, 2024, Soroka lost the Conservative nomination in the next Canadian federal election to William Stevenson.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Soroka resides on a farm near Evansburg, Alberta, his family's original homestead.[5][6]
Electoral record
[edit]Federal
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Yellowhead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gerald Soroka | 33,603 | 66.2 | -15.9 | $18,788.06 | |||
| People's | Michael Manchen | 6,475 | 12.7 | +9.9 | $3,063.64 | |||
| New Democratic | Guillaume Roy | 5,977 | 11.8 | +4.8 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | Sheila Schumacher | 2,829 | 5.6 | +0.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Maverick | Todd Muir | 1,761 | 3.5 | – | $9,914.16 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Gordon Francey | 147 | 0.3 | +0.1 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,792 | 99.42 | -0.04 | $134,881.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 294 | 0.58 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,086 | 69.2 | -6.8 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,799 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Yellowhead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gerald Soroka | 45,964 | 82.1 | +9.85 | $16,739.58 | |||
| New Democratic | Kristine Bowman | 3,898 | 7.0 | -2.05 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Jeremy Hoefsloot | 2,912 | 5.2 | -9.02 | none listed | |||
| People's | Douglas Galavan | 1,592 | 2.8 | - | $4,988.84 | |||
| Green | Angelena Satdeo | 1,272 | 2.3 | -0.63 | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Cory Lystang | 222 | 0.4 | -1.16 | none listed | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Gordon Francey | 108 | 0.2 | - | $0.00 | |||
| 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 | +5.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
Municipal
[edit]| 2017 Yellowhead County mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral candidate[10] | Vote[11] | % |
| Gerald Soroka (X) | 1,293 | 47.47 |
| Maxine Beasley | 746 | 27.39 |
| Ruth Martin Williams | 548 | 20.12 |
| Dallas Haywood | 137 | 5.03 |
| 2013 Yellowhead County mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate[12] | Vote[13] | % |
| Gerald Soroka (X) | 1,226 | 52.51 |
| Roxanne Scherger | 882 | 37.77 |
| Dallas Haywood | 227 | 9.72 |
| 2010 Yellowhead County mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gerald Soroka | Acclaimed | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Gerald Soroka reflects on role as Yellowhead County Mayor" Kushniruk, Cassie. The Weekly Anchor; Edson, Alta. [Edson, Alta]30 Sep 2019: A.6.
- ^ "Gerald Soroka wins Yellowhead nomination" Moore, Ed. Edson Leader; Edson [Edson]22 Oct 2018: A.3.
- ^ Cournoyer, Dave (22 June 2024). "William Stevenson defeated 2-term MP Gerald Soroka to win the Conservative nomination in Yellowhead". X. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Meet The Candidates – Yellowhead 2019". The Hinton Voice. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01.
- ^ Mitchener, Deanna. "Gerald Soroka announces candidacy for re-election as Mayor of Yellowhead County". The Weekly Anchor; Edson, Alta.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "2013 Council Election Candidates List - Yellowhead County". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Election Results - Yellowhead County". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ "2013 Council Election Candidates List - Yellowhead County". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ^ "Login/Logout - Yellowhead County". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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