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♂ Gerry Ritz
aliasGerry Ritz
Record
52806 · 587

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 19 August 1951
Age 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 6 years + 6 months ago (2 October 2017)
Special notes
None
 
Gerry Ritz (1951– )
© Photo 2013 U.S. Department of Agriculture — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 3 24

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister 55–64 14 Aug 2007 — 03 Nov 2015 8 2 20
2. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–64 14 Aug 2007 — 03 Nov 2015 8 2 20
3. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–64 14 Aug 2007 — 03 Nov 2015 8 2 20
 1. Agriculture and Agro-Food
 2. Canadian Wheat Board [Agriculture and Agro-Food]
 3. Canadian Dairy Commission [Agriculture and Agro-Food]

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Douglas K. Anguish  m 
⊕ Leonard W. Taylor  m 
 		 ⊕ James K. Pankiw  m 
 
Eligible: 48,692 Votes: 30,794 Participation: 63.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3131(F) — 1 Jul 2023 00:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
REF
 1/4 13,125 42.75% +4,590 Loser:
NDP
 8,535 27.80% Leonard W. Taylor
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 48
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,193 Votes: 29,477 Participation: 59.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Saskatchewan
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2830(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CA
 1/4 17,691 60.23% +12,584 Loser:
NDP
 5,107 17.39% Elgin W. Wyatt
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 52
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,507 Votes: 26,601 Participation: 51.65% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Saskatchewan
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1249(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CPC
 1/5 15,441 58.25% +10,074 Loser:
NDP
 5,367 20.25% Shawn McKee

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,801 Votes: 30,649 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Saskatchewan
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 875(F) — 20 Apr 2024 11:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CPC
 1/6 16,491 53.96% +11,662 Loser:
NDP
 4,829 15.80% Elgin W. Wyatt

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 51,039 Votes: 26,084 Participation: 51.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Saskatchewan
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5981(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
 1/5 15,621 60.11% +9,049 Loser:
NDP
 6,572 25.29% Bob Woloshyn

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,655 Votes: 28,814 Participation: 56.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Saskatchewan
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6521(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/4 19,203 66.90% +11,436 Loser:
NDP
 7,767 27.06% Glenn Tait

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,917 Votes: 33,864 Participation: 66.51% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Saskatchewan
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7606(F) — 3 Feb 2022 15:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CPC
 1/5 20,547 61.01% +14,617 Loser:
NDP
 5,930 17.61% Glenn Tait
After his election:
2 Oct 2017 66
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 11 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,960 Votes: 12,906 Participation: 26.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Saskatchewan
11 December 2017
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 11759(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
CPC
 8,952 69.52% Rosemarie A. Falk

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gerry Ritz, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gerry Ritz, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerry Ritz		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gerry Ritz		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 20:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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