Ron Orr
Ron Orr | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–2017) |
| Residence | Clive, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Taylor College and Seminary |
| Occupation | contractor, carpenter, minister |
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.
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Alberta Votes 2015 – CBC News".
- ^ Maetche, Sarah (5 May 2015). "Lacombe Express – Wildrose candidate Ron Orr elected as MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka". Lacombe Express. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ MacNeil, John (7 May 2015). "An election night for the ages". Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ von Scheel, Elise; Bellefontaine, Michelle (8 July 2021). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Short, Dylan (4 June 2022). "So ya Savage is co-chairing the Toews campaign. Here are his endorsements from current MLAs". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr won't seek re-election in spring 2023". RD News Now. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Lacombe-Ponoka | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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