Tako van Popta
Tako van Popta | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Warawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1953[1] |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Residence | Langley, British Columbia[2] |
| Alma mater | Trinity Western University, University of British Columbia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Tako J. van Popta MP (born May 29, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Langley—Aldergrove in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election,[3] and was re-elected in 2021.
van Popta serves as the Chair for the Conservative Caucus in British Columbia.[citation needed] He is also Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety[4] and member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.[5]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Tako van Popta | 28,643 | 45.7 | -1.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Kim Richter | 16,565 | 26.4 | +0.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Chang | 12,288 | 19.6 | +2.7 | ||||
| People's | Rayna Boychuk | 3,341 | 5.3 | +3.2 | ||||
| Green | Kaija Farstad | 1,798 | 2.9 | -4.8 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 62,635 | 99.5 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 312 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 62,947 | 65.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 96,828 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Tako van Popta | 29,823 | 47.00 | +1.37 | $59,992.85 | |||
| Liberal | Leon Jensen | 16,254 | 25.62 | -10.94 | $23,481.19 | |||
| New Democratic | Stacey Wakelin | 10,690 | 16.85 | +4.34 | none listed | |||
| Green | Kaija Farstad | 4,881 | 7.69 | +3.28 | none listed | |||
| People's | Natalie Dipietra-Cudmore | 1,305 | 2.06 | - | none listed | |||
| Libertarian | Alex Joehl | 499 | 0.79 | -0.11 | $549.66 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,452 | 99.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 373 | 0.58 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 63,825 | 68.26 | -4.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 93,499 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.15 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory - Google Books. 2011-03-26. ISBN 9781561601806. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Tory candidate Van Popta declared winner for Langley-Aldergrove riding". Aldergrove Star. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Your Conservative Shadow Cabinet". conservative.ca. Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security". ourcommons.ca. House of Commons (Canada). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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