Tako van Popta

Tako J. van Popta MP (born May 29, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Langley—Aldergrove in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election,[3] and was re-elected in 2021.

Tako van Popta
MP
Member of Parliament
for Langley—Aldergrove
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMark Warawa
Personal details
Born (1953-05-29) May 29, 1953[1]
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceLangley, British Columbia[2]
Alma materTrinity Western University, University of British Columbia
ProfessionLawyer

van Popta serves as the Chair for the Conservative Caucus in British Columbia. He is also Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety[4] and member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.[5]

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTako van Popta28,64345.7-1.3
LiberalKim Richter16,56526.4+0.8
New DemocraticMichael Chang12,28819.6+2.7
People'sRayna Boychuk3,3415.3+3.2
GreenKaija Farstad1,7982.9-4.8
Total valid votes 62,63599.5
Total rejected ballots 3120.5
Turnout 62,94765.0
Eligible voters 96,828
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTako van Popta29,82347.00+1.37$59,992.85
LiberalLeon Jensen16,25425.62-10.94$23,481.19
New DemocraticStacey Wakelin10,69016.85+4.34none listed
GreenKaija Farstad4,8817.69+3.28none listed
People'sNatalie Dipietra-Cudmore1,3052.06-none listed
LibertarianAlex Joehl4990.79-0.11$549.66
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,45299.42
Total rejected ballots 3730.58+0.24
Turnout 63,82568.26-4.09
Eligible voters 93,499
Conservative hold Swing +6.15
Source: Elections Canada[7]

References
  1. Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory - Google Books. 2011-03-26. ISBN 9781561601806. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "Tory candidate Van Popta declared winner for Langley-Aldergrove riding". Aldergrove Star. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. "Your Conservative Shadow Cabinet". conservative.ca. Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. "Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security". ourcommons.ca. House of Commons (Canada). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.


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