Gordon Kirkby

Gordon Kirkby (born 26 September 1958)[1] was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Prince Albert—Churchill River from 1993 to 1997.

Gordan Kirkby
Member of Parliament
for Prince Albert—Churchill River
In office
26 October 1993 – 1 June 1997
Preceded byRay Funk
Succeeded byDerrek Konrad
Personal details
Born (1958-11-26) 26 November 1958
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidencePrince Albert, Saskatchewan
ProfessionLawyer

History

Kirkby was first elected to Prince Albert City Council as an alderman in October 1985. Kirkby was mayor of his home town Prince Albert from 1988 until 1993, when he won the riding of Prince Albert—Churchill River in the 1993 federal election as a member of the Liberal party. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 23 February 1996 to 1 June 1997. Kirkby lost to Reform party candidate Derrek Konrad in the 1997 election, finishing third in the riding, which had been restructured as Prince Albert.

After he left Canadian politics, Kirkby moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and began a consulting career. He made an unsuccessful bid to become Winnipeg's mayor in the 2004 by-election.[2]

Gordon Kirkby moved back to Prince Albert in June 2005 and started up his own law firm. Kirkby took on a partner later on in Philip Fourie, making their law firm Kirkby Fourie Law.

In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Kirkby attempted a federal political comeback in the riding of Prince Albert, which was unsuccessful. Running against Conservative incumbent Randy Hoback, Kirkby placed third.

Personal life

Kirkby is married to author Mary-Ann Kirkby.[3]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Prince Albert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRandy Hoback19,67349.79-12.63$150,007.16
New DemocraticLon Borgerson11,24428.46-3.03$73,259.98
LiberalGordon Kirkby7,83219.82+16.38$10,644.06
GreenByron Tenkink7611.93-0.29$422.40
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,510100.0   $210,065.49
Total rejected ballots 103––
Turnout 39,613––
Eligible voters 55,873
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
1997 Canadian federal election: Prince Albert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformDerrek Konrad12,50838.1–$55,562
New DemocraticRay Funk10,41831.7–$59,376
LiberalGordon Kirkby6,96521.2–$37,643
Progressive ConservativeBrian Fripp2,7028.2–$13,911
Canadian ActionJohn Hrapchak2750.8–
Total valid votes 32,868100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 1070.3
Turnout 32,97564.5
1993 Canadian federal election: Prince Albert—Churchill River
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGordon Kirkby11,589
New DemocraticRay Funk9,031
ReformJ. Paul Meagher5,694
IndependentRick V. Laliberte1,499
Progressive ConservativeJoyce Middlebrook1,412
NationalBrian Baker442
Canada PartyDonald Kavanagh125
IndependentRichard Arthur Potratz79

References
  1. Listed birthdate is from the Parliament of Canada record, but one source claimed this was 16 September 1958 - see CBC Newsworld: Prince Albert riding profile Archived 17 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 31 July 2006
  2. New Winnipeg: Winnipeg 2004 election, accessed 31 July 2006 Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Donnelly, Pat (16 August 2008). "A Saskatchewan Star: Mary-Ann Kirkby, author of I Am Hutterite". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Prince Albert, 30 September 2015
  5. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits


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