David Yurdiga
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.
David Yurdiga | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Fort McMurray—Athabasca (2014-2015) | |
| In office June 30, 2014 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Jean |
| Succeeded by | Laila Goodridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1964 Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | PPC (2021), Conservative (-2021, 2022-) |
| Residence(s) | Grassland, Alberta[1] |
| Profession | Consultant |
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
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada |
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- Andrew Lawton (2021-09-12). "Outgoing Alberta Conservative MP David Yurdiga formally endorsing PPC candidate". Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., M.P."
- "Q and A: MP David Yurdiga on the challenges that face an oilsands community". Ottawa Citizen. September 17, 2014.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Fort McMurray—Cold Lake (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.