Ted Falk

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]

Ted Falk MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher
Incumbent
Assumed office November 25, 2013
Preceded by	Vic Toews
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1960 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada

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.[4]

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.[5]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ted Falk	31,821	65.9	+9.80
	Liberal	Trevor Kirczenow	6,347	13.1	-21.6
	New Democratic	Erin McGee	6,187	12.8	+7.50
	Green	Janine G. Gibson	2,884	6.0	+2.00
	People's	Wayne Sturby	1,066	2.2	-
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		+15.7
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ted Falk	25,086	56.1	-14.26	–
	Liberal	Terry Hayward	15,509	34.7	+27.97	–
	New Democratic	Les Lilley	2,371	5.3	-12.86	–
	Green	Jeff Wheeldon	1,779	4	+1.03	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,745	100.0		$215,088.68
Total rejected ballots			169	0.38	-0.22
Turnout			44,914	69.52	+35.67
Eligible voters			64,598
	Conservative hold		Swing		-21.12
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

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. "Credit union chairman Provencher Tory hopeful". Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 2013.
5. Duek, Shannon. "SCU Tops $4 Billion in Assets". SteinbachOnline. Golden West. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Provencher, 30 September 2015
9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates