Ed Komarnicki

Edward "Ed" Komarnicki (born November 18, 1949) is a Canadian politician and lawyer.

Edward Komarnicki
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain
In office June 28, 2004 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Roy H. Bailey
Succeeded by	Robert Kitchen
Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources
In office June 21, 2011 – October 23, 2013
Minister	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Candice Bergen
Succeeded by	Phil McColeman
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-18) November 18, 1949 Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Sally Komarnicki
Residence	Estevan, Saskatchewan
Profession	lawyer

Born in Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Komarnicki was elected into the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Souris—Moose Mountain. He was elected by nearly 3,000 votes over former premier Grant Devine who was running as an independent. Komarnicki was re-elected in each subsequent election, in 2006, 2008 and 2011, each time with a larger percentage of votes.

During late February 2013, Komarnicki announced that he would not stand for re-election at the next federal election.[1]

Career in the House

In October 2004, Komarnicki became a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). In 2006 he became the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and a member of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. In 2008 he returned to his previous file as the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources, Skills Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. This change also meant returning to the HUMA committee. After winning re-election in the 2011 General Election, Komarnicki became chair of the HUMA committee.

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ed Komarnicki	21,598	74.0	+3.5	–
	New Democratic	Allan Arthur	5,461	18.7	+1.9	–
	Liberal	Gerald Borrowman	1,236	4.2	–2.5	–
	Green	Bob Deptuck	898	3.1	–2.9	–
Total valid votes			29,193	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			77	0.3	0.0
Turnout			29,270	64.0	+3
Eligible voters			46,242	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ed Komarnicki	19,293	70.5	+7.7	$43,314
	New Democratic	Raquel Fletcher	4,599	16.8	+2.9	$6,182
	Liberal	Marlin Belt	1,834	6.7	-11.8	–
	Green	Bob Deptuck	1,643	6.0	+1.3	$2,093
Total valid votes/Expense limit			27,369	100.0	$89,152
Total rejected ballots			90	0.3	0.0
Turnout			27,459	57	-8

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ed Komarnicki	19,282	62.8	+25.9	$40,537
	Liberal	Lonny McKague	5,681	18.5	-1.1	$42,576
	New Democratic	Michael Haukeness	4,284	14.0	+0.2	$6,329
	Green	Mathew Smith	1,448	4.7	+3.0	$518
Total valid votes			30,695	100.0
Total rejected ballots			83	0.3	0.0
Turnout			30,778	65.3	+2.3

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ed Komarnicki	11,306	36.9	-33.1	$52,238
	Independent	Grant Devine	8,399	27.4	–	$69,162
	Liberal	Lonny McKague	6,001	19.6	+5.2	$44,913
	New Democratic	Robert Stephen Stringer	4,202	13.7	-1.9	$15,033
	Green	Sigfredo Gonzalez	537	1.8	–	–
	Christian Heritage	Robert Thomas Jacobson	191	0.6	–	$194
Total valid votes			30,636	100.0
Total rejected ballots			83	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			30,719	63.0	0.0

References

1. "Souris-Moose Mountain MP Komarnicki will not seek re-election in 2015". Estevan Mercury. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Ed Komarnicki – Parliament of Canada biography