Gary Vidal

Gary Vidal MP
Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Georgina Jolibois
Personal details
Born	1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1] Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan[2]
Profession	accountant

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

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

Federal

v t e 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

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

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

References

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.

External links

• Gary Vidal – Parliament of Canada biography