Gerald Soroka is a

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politician who was elected to represent the riding of Yellowhead in the

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in the

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and was re-elected to the

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. He did not seek re-election in 2025 after losing the Conservative nomination.

Biography

Soroka was born and raised at

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in Yellowhead County and attended Grand Trunk High School.

In municipal politics

Prior to his election Soroka served as mayor of

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since 2007, and as a county councillor for division one from 2004 to 2007.

In federal politics

Soroka won the Conservative nomination for Yellowhead riding to replace the retiring incumbent, Jim Eglinski, on October 14, 2018. He ran in the

and was re-elected in

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. On June 22, 2024, Soroka lost the Conservative nomination in the

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to William Stevenson.

Personal life

Soroka resides on a farm near

, his family's original homestead.

Electoral record

Federal

Municipal

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* Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta 21st-century mayors of places in Alberta 1968 births People from Yellowhead County 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Alberta-MP-stub