Ron Orr
Canadian politician
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Ronald James Nelson Orr (born 1954) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. Orr was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka from 2015 until 2023. Orr served as a member of Executive Council of Alberta in the cabinet of Jason Kenney holding the position of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women from 2021 to 2022.
Ron Orr | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 8 July 2021 – 23 October 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Leela Aheer |
| Succeeded by | Jason Luan |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka | |
| In office 5 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Fox |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) Calgary, Alberta |
| Party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–2017) |
| Alma mater | Taylor College and Seminary |
| Occupation | contractor, carpenter, minister |
Political life
Orr was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 29th Alberta Legislature as a member of the Wildrose Party.[1][2][3] Orr was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the 30th Alberta Legislature.
Orr was appointed to the Cabinet of Jason Kenney as the Minister of Culture on 8 July 2021.[4]
During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, Orr endorsed the campaign of Travis Toews.[5] Following Danielle Smith's selection as United Conservative Party leader, Orr was not selected to join Danielle Smith's Cabinet. On 25 October 2022, Orr announced he wouldn't seek re-election in 2023.[6] He was succeeded by Jennifer Johnson.[7]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Ron Orr | 6,502 | 35.71% | -8.26% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 5,481 | 30.10% | 20.21% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Dewit | 5,018 | 27.56% | -8.31% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Tony Jeglum | 1,206 | 6.62% | 1.40% | ||||
| Total | 18,207 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 83 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,827 | 59.33% | 2.52% | |||||
| Wildrose hold | Swing | -1.24% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "66 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Ron Orr | 17,379 | 71.31 | +8.03 | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Hart | 3,639 | 14.93 | -15.17 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Myles Chykerda | 2,520 | 10.34 | +3.72 | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Keith Parrill | 328 | 1.35 | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Tessa Szwagierczak | 279 | 1.14 | – | ||||
| Advantage | Shawn Tylke | 227 | 0.93 | – | ||||
| Total | 24,372 | 99.26 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 181 | 0.74 | +0.28 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,553 | 75.07 | +15.74 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 32,706 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +11.60 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "68 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
