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♂ Tako J. van Popta
aliasTako J. van Popta
Record
62838 · 8121

Evangelical   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 29 May 1953
Age 70 years + 10 months
First mandate 21 October 2019 → 4 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 4 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Tako J. van Popta (1953– ) 200x193
© Photo 2021 Team TVP — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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 4 6 6

Electoral history

Races * 3  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 93,499 Votes: 63,825 Participation: 68.26% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26830(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:36 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
66
CPC
 1/6 29,823 47.00% +13,569 Loser:
LIB
 16,254 25.62% Leon Jensen

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 97,353 Votes: 62,947 Participation: 64.66% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36181(F) — 20 May 2022 10:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
CPC
 1/5 28,643 45.73% +12,078 Loser:
LIB
 16,565 26.45% Kim Richter

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Langley Township—Fraser Heights
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39370(P) — 22 Jan 2024 23:25 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
72
CPC
 1/4   57.70%   Loser:
LIB

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Tako Van Popta, M.P.		 30 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Tako Van Popta, député		 30 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Tako Van Popta		 30 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Tako van Popta		 30 Dec 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Jan 2024 23:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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