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Gary Vidal

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Gary Vidal
Member of Parliament
for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byGeorgina Jolibois
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceMeadow Lake, Saskatchewan[2]
Professionaccountant

Gary Vidal MP (born in 1965) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3] In April 2024, Vidal, whose electoral boundary changed due to his residence being shifted, announced that he would not run for re-election in the 45th Canadian Federal Election because he did not anticipate that his party would not allow for an open nomination.[4]

Political career

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Vidal previously served as mayor of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan from 2011 until his resignation in April 2019.[5]

On April 23, 2024, Vidal announced that he will not seek re-election in the next federal election.[6]

Electoral record

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Federal

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2019 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gary Vidal 11,531 42.30 +12.17 $64,212.77
New Democratic Georgina Jolibois 7,741 28.40 -5.75 $89,787.05
Liberal Tammy Cook-Searson 7,225 26.51 -7.38 $63,291.05
Green Sarah Kraynick 543 1.99 +0.17 $1,816.39
People's Jerome Perrault 217 0.80 $2,050.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 27,257 99.21
Total rejected ballots 216 0.79 +0.49
Turnout 27,473 57.25 -7.47
Eligible voters 47,985
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +8.96
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

Municipal

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2016 Meadow Lake mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Gary Vidal (X) Acclaimed
2012 Meadow Lake mayoral election
Candidate Vote %
Gary Vidal (X) Acclaimed

References

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  1. ^ "Gary Vidal, Conservative Party of Canada". 980 CJME. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada election results: Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River". Global News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan MP won't run again, cites Tory decision to disallow open nominations | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Mayor Vidal resigns". Northern Pride. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Sask. MP Gary Vidal not seeking reelection due to boundary changes". Regina Leader-Post. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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