Jeffrey Thomas Yurek (born 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He was an MPP between 2011-2022.
Jeff Yurek | |
|---|---|
| Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | |
| In office June 20, 2019 – June 18, 2021 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Rod Phillips |
| Succeeded by | David Piccini |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office November 5, 2018 – June 20, 2019 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | John Yakabuski |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Mulroney |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | |
| In office June 29, 2018 – November 5, 2018 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Nathalie Des Rosiers |
| Succeeded by | John Yakabuski |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – February 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Peters |
| Succeeded by | Rob Flack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1971 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Jenn Yurek |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
Background
editYurek was born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. He worked as a pharmacist in a family business with his brother. He lives with his wife Jenn and their daughter.[1]
Politics
editYurek ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. He defeated Liberal candidate Laurie Baldwin-Sands by 8,696 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating NDP candidate Kathy Cornish by 8,820 votes.[3]
He was previously the party's health critic and later served in cabinet.
He put forward a private member's bill, that was passed unanimously, allowing students to carry lifesaving medicines on their person. The bill was named 'Ryan's Law', after a student died from having his medical inhaler locked in the principal's office [4]
On June 20, 2019, he was named Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.[5]
On January 7, 2022, Yuruk announced that he wouldn't be seeking a 4th term and he would resign his seat at the end of February.[6] He was succeeded by Rob Flack in the 2022 Ontario general election.[7]
Election results
edit| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Yurek | 29,264 | 55.46 | +8.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Amanda Stratton | 16,923 | 32.07 | +5.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Carlie Forsythe | 3,857 | 7.31 | -12.66 | ||||
| Green | Bronagh Morgan | 2,029 | 3.85 | -1.08 | ||||
| Libertarian | Richard Styve | 300 | 0.57 | |||||
| Freedom | Dave Plumb | 278 | 0.53 | -1.20 | ||||
| Objective Truth | Henri Barrette | 116 | 0.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,767 | 99.02 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 524 | 0.98 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,291 | 59.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,636 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Yurek | 20,946 | 46.36 | -1.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathy Cornish | 12,034 | 26.63 | +4.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Serge Lavoie | 9,183 | 20.32 | -6.49 | ||||
| Green | John Fisher | 2,236 | 4.95 | +2.58 | ||||
| Freedom | Clare Maloney | 784 | 1.74 | +1.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,183 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 682 | 1.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 45,865 | 54.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,970 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -2.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Yurek | 19,771 | 47.86 | +17.40 | ||||
| Liberal | Lori Baldwin-Sands | 11,075 | 26.81 | -22.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathy Cornish | 9,201 | 22.27 | +10.89 | ||||
| Green | Eric Loewen | 981 | 2.37 | -5.85 | ||||
| Freedom | Paul McKeever | 283 | 0.69 | -0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,311 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 154 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,465 | 51.28 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,858 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11][12] | ||||||||
Cabinet positions
editReferences
edit- ^ "Political junkie gets his shot". London Free Press. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "General Election by District: Elgin-Middlesex-London". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Ontario law passes to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers in school". CBC. 30 April 2015.
- ^ Bieman, Jennifer (20 June 2019). "London-area MPPs caught up in dramatic Doug Ford cabinet shuffle". The London Free Press. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Jeff Yurek to resign, not seek 4th term as MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London - London | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ "Rob Flack elected in Elgin-Middlesex-London". BlackburnNews.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate - 2014 General Election" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Statistical Summary - 2014 General Election and 2012-2014 By-elections" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate - 2011 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Statistical Summary - 2011 General Election and 2008-2011 By-elections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.