Ted Falk
Theodore J. "Ted" Falk MP (born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada.[1] A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was first elected in a by-election on November 25, 2013,[2] succeeding former cabinet minister Vic Toews, who had retired from politics three months earlier after almost 13 years as the area's MP.[3]
Ted Falk | |
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| Member of Parliament for Provencher | |
| Assumed office November 25, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Vic Toews |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1960 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada |
Early life and career
Prior to his election, Falk was chairman and president of the Steinbach Credit Union (SCU), and the president of a construction and gravel-crushing company.[4]
When Falk became SCU President in 1998, the credit union had $728 million in assets. On February 18, 2014, after 16 years with Falk as president, the SCU reported $4.16 billion in assets.[5]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ted Falk | 24,294 | 48.7 | -17.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Trevor Kirczenow | 8,472 | 17.0 | +3.9 | ||||
| People's | Nöel Gautron | 8,168 | 16.4 | +14.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | Serina Pottinger | 6,270 | 12.6 | -0.2 | ||||
| Independent | Rick Loewen | 1,366 | 2.7 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Janine G. Gibson | 1,272 | 2.6 | -3.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,901 | 99.5 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 355 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,156 | 67.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 74,468 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ted Falk | 31,821 | 65.9 | +9.84 | $91,792.89 | |||
| Liberal | Trevor Kirczenow | 6,347 | 13.1 | -21.56 | $13,417.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Erin McGee | 6,187 | 12.8 | +7.50 | none listed | |||
| Green | Janine G. Gibson | 2,884 | 6.0 | +2.02 | none listed | |||
| People's | Wayne Sturby | 1,066 | 2.2 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,305 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 322 | |||||||
| Turnout | 48,627 | 70.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 68,979 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ted Falk | 25,086 | 56.06 | -14.30 | $116,699.56 | |||
| Liberal | Terry Hayward | 15,509 | 34.66 | +27.93 | $28,135.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Les Lilley | 2,371 | 5.30 | -12.87 | $4,287.04 | |||
| Green | Jeff Wheeldon | 1,779 | 3.98 | +1.01 | $6,485.90 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,745 | 100.00 | $216,321.86 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 169 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,914 | 69.53 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,598 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -21.11 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ted Falk | 13,046 | 58.20 | −12.40 | $ 83,542.19 | |||
| Liberal | Terry Hayward | 6,711 | 29.94 | +23.23 | 66,455.27 | |||
| New Democratic | Natalie Courcelles Beaudry | 1,843 | 8.22 | −9.67 | 17,878.16 | |||
| Green | Janine Gibson | 817 | 3.64 | +0.69 | 1,074.97 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 22,417 | 100.0 | – | $ 97,453.98 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.60 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,553 | 33.85 | −27.88 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,624 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.86 | ||||||
| By-election due to the resignation of Vic Toews. | ||||||||
Source(s)
"November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013. "November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports". Retrieved October 29, 2014. | ||||||||
References
- Ted Falk – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Provencher federal byelection results 2013: Conservative Ted Falk easily wins Manitoba riding". National Post, November 25, 2013.
- CBC News. "Ted Falk celebrates victory in Provencher byelection". CBC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Credit union chairman Provencher Tory hopeful". Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 2013.
- Duek, Shannon. "SCU Tops $4 Billion in Assets". SteinbachOnline. Golden West. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Provencher, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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