Wayne Stetski
Wayne Stetski | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kootenay—Columbia | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Wilks |
| Mayor of Cranbrook | |
| In office December 5, 2011 – December 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Manjak |
| Succeeded by | Lee Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1952 Churchill, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Audrey Stetski |
Wayne Stetski MP (born May 23, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the Canadian federal election, 2015 to represent the riding of Kootenay—Columbia in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[1][2] In June 2016 he introduced a private member bill (Bill C-281) that would make the Friday before Thanksgiving Day be known as "National Local Food Day".[3]
From 2011 to 2014, he served as mayor of Cranbrook, British Columbia.[4] He was defeated along with the rest of the Cranbrook town council in the 2014 British Columbia municipal elections.[5]
Stetski also served as the Kootenay Regional Manager for the BC Ministry of Environment.
Electoral record
Federal
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Wayne Stetski | 23,529 | 37.23 | -1.62 | – | |||
| Conservative | David Wilks | 23,247 | 36.78 | -13.31 | – | |||
| Liberal | Don Johnston | 12,315 | 19.48 | +16.00 | – | |||
| Green | Bill Green | 4,115 | 6.51 | +0.08 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,206 | 100.00 | $275,709.19 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 197 | 0.31 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 63,403 | 74.02 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,653 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
Municipal
| 2011 Cranbrook Mayoral election | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stetski | 2,185 | 44.96 |
| Jim Wavrecan | 1,704 | 35.06 |
| Pat O'Connell | 863 | 17.76 |
| John York | 107 | 2.22 |
| Total | 4,859 | 100.00 |
| 2008 Cranbrook Mayoral election | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Manjak | 2,254 | 51.0 |
| Wayne Stetski | 2,050 | 46.3 |
| John York | 119 | 2.7 |
| Total | 4,423 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/2285544/ndp-claims-south-okanagan-west-kootenay/
- ^ Wayne Stetski – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Crawley, Trevor (September 27, 2016). "Stetski looks forward to fall session in Ottawa". Daily Townsman. Cranbrook, British Columbia. p. 1.
- ^ http://www.revelstokecurrent.com/2015/03/04/former-cranbrook-mayor-wayne-stetski-to-run-federally/
- ^ Coulter, Barry; Crawley, Trevor; Petryshen, Arne (November 16, 2014). "Cranbrook wipes the slate clean - Cranbrook News". Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kootenay—Columbia, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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