Gary Vidal
Canadian politician
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Gary Vidal (born in 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 Canadian federal election until 2025.[2] 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 allow for an open nomination.[3]
Preceded byGeorgina Jolibois
Succeeded byBuckley Belanger
Born1964 or 1965 (age 60–61)[1]
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Gary Vidal | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Georgina Jolibois |
| Succeeded by | Buckley Belanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 60–61)[1] Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Profession | accountant |
Political career
Vidal previously served as mayor of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan from 2011 until his resignation in April 2019.[4]
On April 23, 2024, Vidal announced that he will not seek re-election in the next federal election.[5]
Electoral record
Federal
| 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[6][7] | ||||||||
Municipal
| 2016 Meadow Lake mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary Vidal (X) | Acclaimed | |
| 2012 Meadow Lake mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary Vidal (X) | Acclaimed | |