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Mark Warawa

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Mark Warawa
Mark Warawa in 2017
Warawa in 2017
Chair of the Standing Committee on
The Environment
In office
June 21, 2011 – January 28, 2013
MinisterPeter Kent
Preceded byJames Bezan
Succeeded byHarold Albrecht
Member of Parliament
for Langley—Aldergrove
(Langley; 2004–2015)
In office
June 28, 2004 – June 20, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byTako van Popta
Personal details
Born(1950-05-07)May 7, 1950
DiedJune 20, 2019(2019-06-20) (aged 69)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Langley, British Columbia
ProfessionInsurance executive
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Mission Canadian M.P. Mark Warawa and Linda Duncan fill out Observation forms at a Polling Station in Lviv for the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Mark Warawa (May 7, 1950 – June 20, 2019) was a Canadian politician. Formerly a businessman and loss prevention officer as well as a city councillor in Abbotsford, British Columbia from 1990 to 2004, Warawa was the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove (originally called Langley) from 2004 until his death in 2019.

On February 10, 2006, Warawa was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment. Less recently, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Warawa introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective abortion.[1][2]

He and his wife, Diane, lived in Langley and had five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.

Warawa died of pancreatic cancer on June 20, 2019.[3]

Electoral record

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2015 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 27,333 45.6 -20.22 –
Liberal Leon Jensen 21,894 36.6 +27.62 –
New Democratic Margot Sangster 7,490 12.5 -6.85 –
Green Simmi Kaur Dhillon 2644 4.4 -0.86 –
Libertarian Lauren Southern 535 0.9 +0.41 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,896 100.0     $216,042.49
Total rejected ballots 204 – –
Turnout 60,100 – –
Eligible voters 80,360
Conservative hold Swing -23.92
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 Canadian federal election: Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 35,569 64.52 +3.07 $53,982.10
New Democratic Piotr Majkowski 11,277 20.45 +3.68 $16,297.61
Liberal Rebecca Darnell 4,990 9.05 -2.05 $38,125.25
Green Carey Poitras 2,943 5.34 -4.19 $4,855.42
Pirate Craig Nobbs 353 0.64 –
Total valid votes 55,132 100.0
Total rejected ballots 158 0.29 +0.01
Turnout 55,290 62.15 +0.21
Eligible voters 88,964
Conservative hold Swing -0.30
2008 Canadian federal election: Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 32,594 61.45 +8.88 $41,721
New Democratic Andrew Claxton 8,898 16.77 -1.61 $4,837
Liberal Jake Gray 5,888 11.10 -11.99 $4,003
Green Patrick Meyer 5,059 9.53 +3.97 $3,740
Christian Heritage Ron Gray 594 1.12 – $7,888
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,033 100.0   $88,558
Total rejected ballots 147 0.28 +0.07
Turnout 53,180 61.94 -4.14
Conservative hold Swing +5.24
2006 Canadian federal election: Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 28,577 52.57 +4.87 $52,552
Liberal Bill Brooks 12,553 23.09 -1.65 $23,836
New Democratic Angel Claypool 9,993 18.38 +1.63 $5,097
Green Patrick Meyer 3,023 5.56 -0.52 $1,017
Canadian Action Vicki Lee Sloan 211 0.38 – $394
Total valid votes 54,357 100.0
Total rejected ballots 116 0.21 -0.05
Turnout 54,473 66.08 -0.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.26
2004 Canadian federal election: Langley
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 24,390 47.70 $56,502
Liberal Kim Richter 12,649 24.74 $17,578
New Democratic Dean Morrison 8,568 16.75 $3,207
Green Patrick Meyer 3,108 6.08 $3,130
Independent Mel Kositsky 2,422 4.74 $15,220
Total valid votes 51,137 100.0
Total rejected ballots 131 0.26
Turnout 51,268 65.4
This riding was created from parts of Langley—Abbotsford and South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the previous election.
1996 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John van Dongen 10,998 50.25 Increase 7.44
New Democratic Bruce Temple 5,405 24.69 Increase 15.73
Reform Mark Warawa 4,086 18.67 Decrease 21.91
Progressive Democrat Merilyn Anderson 1,126 5.14 Increase 2.15
Green Geoff Berner 274 1.25 Increase 0.68
Total valid votes 21,889 100.00
Total rejected ballots 72
Liberal hold Swing +14.68

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Natasha. "MP takes aim at sex selection". The Langley Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Mark Kennedy, MP continues push for sex-selection abortions vote after motion rejected, Postmedia News, March 26, 2013
  3. ^ "B.C. MP Mark Warawa dies after 'valiant battle' with cancer". CBC News. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Langley—Aldergrove, 30 September 2015 Archived October 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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