Ted Falk

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Ted Falk
MP
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Member of Parliament
for Provencher
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 25, 2013
Preceded byVic Toews
Personal details
Born (1960-05-23) May 23, 1960 (age 61)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidenceSteinbach, Manitoba, Canada

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]

Falk stated he opposes mandatory vaccines and vaccine requirements to enter businesses.[4] He made erroneous statements about covid vaccines, falsely claiming that vaccines are more dangerous than the Delta variant. He retracted these statements and emphasized the safety and importance of vaccines for Canadians.[5] He refused to disclose his vaccine status and has not entered Parliament since the introduction of a vaccine mandate. He has attended House meetings virtually.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Electoral record[]

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2021 Canadian federal election: Provencher
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[10]
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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[11][12]
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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[13][14]
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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[]

  1. ^ Ted Falk – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ "Provencher federal byelection results 2013: Conservative Ted Falk easily wins Manitoba riding". National Post, November 25, 2013.
  3. ^ CBC News. "Ted Falk celebrates victory in Provencher byelection". CBC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ https://steinbachonline.com/local/ted-falk-discusses-election-win-poll-by-poll-results-and-return-to-ottawa
  5. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-cpc-ted-falk-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-1.6175925[bare URL]
  6. ^ https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/incumbent-manitoba-cpc-candidate-ted-falk-apologizes-for-vaccine-misinformation-1.5585616
  7. ^ https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/12/08/house-of-commons-finishes-review-of-vaccination-exemptions-for-mps.html[bare URL]
  8. ^ "Credit union chairman Provencher Tory hopeful". Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 2013.
  9. ^ Duek, Shannon. "SCU Tops $4 Billion in Assets". SteinbachOnline. Golden West. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Provencher, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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