Bob Bjornerud
| Bob Bjornerud | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Saltcoats | |
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In office 1995–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Reg Knezacek |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Melville-Saltcoats | |
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In office 2003–2016 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Warren Kaeding |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1945 Kelvington, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Liberal → Saskatchewan Party |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Bob Bjornerud (born September 8, 1945) is a Canadian provincial politician.[1] He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats. Bjornerud has been the Minister of Agriculture since 2007, but in 2012 requested not to be considered for a cabinet post in the next cabinet shuffle.[2]
Election results
| Saskatchewan general election, 1995: Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Bjornerud | 3,635 | 45.53% | +31.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Reg Knezacek | 3,053 | 38.25% | −14.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Johnson | 1,295 | 16.22% | −16.81 | ||||
| Total | 7,983 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Saskatchewan general election, 1999: Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 4,688 | 62.47% | — | ||||
| New Democratic | Leo Fuhr | 1,884 | 25.10% | −13.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Vic Polsom | 933 | 12.43% | −33.10 | ||||
| Total | 7,505 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Saskatchewan general election, 2003: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 3,439 | 39.04% | |||||
| New Democratic | Ron Osika | 2,834 | 32.17% | |||||
| Independent | Grant Schmidt | 1,660 | 18.84% | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Tochor | 877 | 9.95% | |||||
| Total | 8,810 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,039 | 62.28% | +23.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlys Knezacek | 2,574 | 31.81% | −0.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Farmer | 375 | 4.64% | −5.31 | ||||
| Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 103 | 1.27% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,091 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,071 | 73.46% | +11.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Dales | 1,689 | 24.47% | −7.34 | ||||
| Green | Jordan Fieseler | 143 | 2.07% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,903 | 100.00% | ||||||
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Ag Minister Bjornerud to exit cabinet". CBC News. March 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
External links
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