Gary Vidal
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Gary Vidal (born in 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 Canadian federal election until 2025. In April 2024, Vidal, whose electoral boundary changed due to his residence being shifted, announced that he would not run for re-election in the 45th Canadian Federal Election because he did not anticipate that his party would allow for an open nomination.
Political career
Vidal previously served as mayor of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan from 2011 until his resignation in April 2019.
On April 23, 2024, Vidal announced that he will not seek re-election in the next federal election.
Electoral record
Federal
| vte2019 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Gary Vidal | 11,531 | 42.30 | +12.17 | $64,212.77 | |
| New Democratic | Georgina Jolibois | 7,741 | 28.40 | −5.75 | $89,787.05 | |
| Liberal | Tammy Cook-Searson | 7,225 | 26.51 | −7.38 | $63,291.05 | |
| Green | Sarah Kraynick | 543 | 1.99 | +0.17 | $1,816.39 | |
| People's | Jerome Perrault | 217 | 0.80 | – | $2,050.00 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,257 | 99.21 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.79 | +0.49 | |||
| Turnout | 27,473 | 57.25 | −7.47 | |||
| Eligible voters | 47,985 | |||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +8.96 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada |
Municipal
| 2016 Meadow Lake mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary Vidal (X) | Acclaimed |
| 2012 Meadow Lake mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary Vidal (X) | Acclaimed |