David Yurdiga

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David Yurdiga
Member of Parliament
for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Fort McMurray—Athabasca (2014-2015)
In office
June 30, 2014 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byBrian Jean
Succeeded byLaila Goodridge
Personal details
Born (1964-03-26) March 26, 1964 (age 57)
Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada
Political partyPPC (2021), Conservative (-2021)
Residence(s)Grassland, Alberta[1]
ProfessionConsultant

David Yurdiga (born March 26, 1964) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2014 to 2021. He was first elected to represent the riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. In the 2015 federal election, he was elected to the newly formed riding of Fort McMurray-Cold Lake and he was re-elected in 2019. He served as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

In August 2021, it was announced he would not run for re-election.[2] Yurdiga later endorsed the People's Party of Canada, instead of his Conservative successor Laila Goodridge.[3]

Honours[]

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QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada

Personal background[]

Yurdiga studied power engineering at a technical school in Alberta.[5] Beginning in the early 1990s, Yurdiga sold industrial chemicals and safety equipment out of Fort McMurray. He then branched out and created a consulting and property management business in Lac La Biche.

In 2007, Yurdiga was elected to Athabasca County's council, representing Grassland. He was named deputy reeve in 2008, and then served as reeve from 2009 to 2013.[1]

He is married, and has a son and daughter.[5]

Electoral record[]

With the departure of Brian Jean in 2014, Yurdiga was selected to be the Conservative candidate in the by-election to represent Fort McMurray-Athabasca.[1]

2019 Canadian federal election: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative David Yurdiga 40,706 79.85 $64,900.43
Liberal Maggie Farrington 4,848 9.51 $40,627.13
New Democratic Matt Gilks 2,883 5.66 none listed
People's Matthew Barrett 1,674 3.28 - none listed
Green Brian Deheer 865 1.70 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,976 100.0
Total rejected ballots 258
Turnout 51,234 65.6
Eligible voters 78,157
Conservative hold Swing +19.10
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative David Yurdiga 28,625 60.56 -11.95 $81,523.68
Liberal Kyle Harrietha 13,403 28.36 +17.57 $77,417.78
New Democratic Melody Lepine 3,663 7.75 -5.38 $18,491.32
Green Brian Deheer 743 1.57 -2.00 $7.50
Libertarian Scott Berry 552 1.17 – $715.09
Christian Heritage Roelof Janssen 280 0.59 – $9,136.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,266 100.00   $260,378.41
Total rejected ballots 158 0.33 –
Turnout 47,424 62.24 –
Eligible voters 76,190
Conservative hold Swing -14.76
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]


Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca
Resignation of Brian Jean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Yurdiga 5,991 46.71 −25.13
Liberal Kyle Harrietha 4,529 35.31 +24.89
New Democratic Lori McDaniel 1,472 11.48 −1.77
Green Brian Deheer 453 3.53 −0.96
Libertarian Tim Moen 381 2.97 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 12,826 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 34 0.26 –
Turnout 12,860 15.37 −25.38
Eligible voters 83,647
Conservative hold Swing −25.01
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2010 Athabasca County municipal election: Division 7
Candidate Vote %
David Yurdiga (X) Acclaimed

References[]

  1. ^ a b c McDermott, Vincent (April 26, 2014). "Conservatives elect David Yurdiga as byelection candidate". Fort McMurray Today. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ^ McDermott, Vincent (August 15, 2021). "Yurdiga steps down as Fort McMurray-Cold Lake's Tory candidate, replaced by Goodridge". FortMcMurray Today. Postmedia. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Andrew Lawton (2021-09-12). "Outgoing Alberta Conservative MP David Yurdiga formally endorsing PPC candidate". Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. ^ The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., M.P."
  5. ^ a b "Q and A: MP David Yurdiga on the challenges that face an oilsands community". Ottawa Citizen. September 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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