Eugenia "Genia" Leskiw (née Jereniuk; 1950) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the first woman and the first Ukrainian-Canadian to represent the area.[1][2][3] She was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus and sat on several committees, including Privileges and Elections, the Standing Orders and Printing Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Members Services.[3]
Genia Leskiw | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake | |
| In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Ducharme |
| Succeeded by | Scott Cyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Ronald Leskiw |
| Children | David, Lynna |
| Residence(s) | Bonnyville, Alberta |
| Occupation | Middle school teacher (retired) |
Electoral history
edit| 2008 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Genia Leskiw | 4,437 | 75.54% | +12.06% | ||||
| Liberal | Justin Yassoub | 698 | 11.88% | -1.86% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason Sloychuk | 389 | 6.62% | +1.15% | ||||
| Green | Jennifer Brown | 350 | 5.96% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,874 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 49 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 21,049 | 28.14% | -4.21% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 6.96% | ||||||
Source(s)
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 381–385. "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Genia Leskiw | 4,816 | 49.09% | -26.45% | ||||
| Wildrose | Roy Doonanco | 4,128 | 42.08% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Hubert Rodden | 535 | 5.45% | -6.43% | ||||
| New Democratic | Luanne Bannister | 330 | 3.36% | -3.26% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,809 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 85 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,170 | 44.63% | +16.49% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -34.27% | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Edmonton Journal | Provincial Election Map". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
- ^ "9-2008_Page-1-1".
- ^ a b "Biography for Mrs. Genia Leskiw (PC)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
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