Kevin Sorenson

Kevin A. Sorenson PC (born November 3, 1958) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot (known as Crowfoot from 2000 to 2015) in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2019, first as a member of the Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) and then as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He served as Minister of State for Finance under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from July 15, 2013 until the end of the Harper Government on November 4, 2015.[1] He also served as the Opposition critic to the Solicitor General, the associate critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the deputy critic for Justice.

The Honourable Kevin A. Sorenson PC
Sorenson in 2014
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Battle River-Crowfoot Crowfoot (2000-2015)
In office November 27, 2000 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Jack Ramsay
Succeeded by	Damien Kurek
Personal details
Born	November 3, 1958 Killam, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Darlene Sorenson
Residence	Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Profession	businessman, farmer

Sorenson represented a riding that is very conservative even by the standards of rural Alberta; most of his territory has been held by a centre-right MP without interruption since 1935. He won the riding by some of the largest margins ever recorded in Canadian politics. He was first elected in 2000, taking 70.5 percent of the vote. It would be the only time that he dropped below 80 percent of the vote. In the 2006 federal election, he was re-elected with 82.5 per cent of the popular vote, the highest total recorded by a Conservative candidate in that election.

Sorenson used to chair the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

2019 Canadian federal election: Battle River—Crowfoot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Damien Kurek	53,309	85.5	+4.59	$61,063.42
	New Democratic	Natasha Fryzuk	3,185	5.1	-1.44	$0.00
	Liberal	Dianne Clarke	2,557	4.1	-5.26	none listed
	Green	Geordie Nelson	1,689	2.7	-0.48	$2,467.23
	People's	David A. Michaud	1,620	2.6	-	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,360	100.0
Total rejected ballots			352
Turnout			62,712	77.3
Eligible voters			81,123
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.02
Source: Elections Canada[2][3][4]

References

1. "A full list of the new and old faces in Stephen Harper's cabinet". The Globe and Mail. July 15, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
4. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

External links

• Kevin Sorenson – Parliament of Canada biography
• Kevin Sorenson official website