Jeff Bereza is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Portage la Prairie as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
Jeff Bereza | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Portage la Prairie | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Wishart |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Lynne[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Bereza was previously a councillor for Portage la Prairie, being first elected in 2006 with 2,351 votes, the most votes of any candidate in the race. In 2010, he unsuccessfully sought election for mayor, losing to incumbent Earl Porter with 2,157 votes to 1,678.
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture.
Electoral record
edit| 2023 Manitoba general election: Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Bereza | 3,816 | 59.61 | -6.07 | $13,665.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Acacia Weselake | 1,918 | 29.96 | +7.96 | $168.00 | |||
| Green | Arishya Aggarwal | 367 | 5.73 | – | $1,117.39 | |||
| Liberal | Ralph Dooley | 301 | 4.70 | -7.63 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,402 | 99.13 | – | $54,279.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 56 | 0.87 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,458 | 46.77 | -1.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,809 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.01 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Jeff Bereza". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Sarah Petz, "Meet the new faces joining Manitoba's government". CBC News Manitoba, October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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