Bob Bjornerud
Canadian provincial politician
Bob Bjornerud | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Melville-Saltcoats Saltcoats (1995-2003) | |
In office June 21, 1995 – April 4, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Reg Knezacek |
Succeeded by | Warren Kaeding |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-09-08) September 8, 1945 (age 79) Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Political party | Liberal → Saskatchewan Party |
Occupation | farmer |
Bob Bjornerud (born September 8, 1945) is a Canadian provincial politician.[1] He was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats from 1995 to 2016, first as a member of the Liberal Party and later as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. Bjornerud served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2012, when he requested not to be considered for a cabinet post in the next cabinet shuffle.[2] Bjornerud did not seek re-election in the 2016 Saskatchewan general election.
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bob Bjornerud | 3,635 | 45.53% | +31.05 | ||||
New Democratic | Reg Knezacek | 3,053 | 38.25% | −14.24 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ken Johnson | 1,295 | 16.22% | −16.81 | ||||
Total | 7,983 | 100.00% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 4,688 | 62.47% | — | ||||
New Democratic | Leo Fuhr | 1,884 | 25.10% | −13.15 | ||||
Liberal | Vic Polsom | 933 | 12.43% | −33.10 | ||||
Total | 7,505 | 100.00% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 3,439 | 39.04% | |||||
New Democratic | Ron Osika | 2,834 | 32.17% | |||||
Independent | Grant Schmidt | 1,660 | 18.84% | |||||
Liberal | Brian Tochor | 877 | 9.95% | |||||
Total | 8,810 | 100.00% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,039 | 62.28% | +23.24 | ||||
New Democratic | Marlys Knezacek | 2,574 | 31.81% | −0.36 | ||||
Liberal | Henry Farmer | 375 | 4.64% | −5.31 | ||||
Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 103 | 1.27% | – | ||||
Total | 8,091 | 100.00% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,071 | 73.45% | +11.18 | ||||
New Democratic | Len Dales | 1,690 | 24.48% | −7.34 | ||||
Green | Jordan Fieseler | 143 | 2.07% | – | ||||
Total | 6,904 | 100.00% |
Cabinet positions
Saskatchewan provincial government of Brad Wall | ||
Cabinet post (1) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Mark Wartman | Minister of Agriculture November 21, 2007–May 25, 2012 | Lyle Stewart |
References
External links
- Members, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Brief biography
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