Jeff Bereza
Jeff Bereza | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Portage la Prairie | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Wishart |
| Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2025 | |
| Leader | Obby Khan |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Cook Kelvin Goertzen |
| City Councillor Portage La Prairie | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1963 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Lynne Bereza[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Jeff Bereza is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Portage la Prairie as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
Bereza was previously a councillor for Portage la Prairie, being first elected in 2006 with 2,351 votes, the most votes of any candidate in the race. In 2010, he unsuccessfully sought election for mayor, losing to incumbent Earl Porter with 2,157 votes to 1,678.
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture.
On May 6, 2025, he was appointed the Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2023 Manitoba general election: Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Bereza | 3,816 | 59.61 | -6.07 | $13,665.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Acacia Weselake | 1,918 | 29.96 | +7.96 | $168.00 | |||
| Green | Arishya Aggarwal | 367 | 5.73 | – | $1,117.39 | |||
| Liberal | Ralph Dooley | 301 | 4.70 | -7.63 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,402 | 99.13 | – | $54,279.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 56 | 0.87 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,458 | 46.77 | -1.87 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,809 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.01 | ||||||
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jeff Bereza". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Sarah Petz, "Meet the new faces joining Manitoba's government". CBC News Manitoba, October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "New PC Leader Obby Khan Promises New PC Era During First Day in Legislative Assembly" (press release). Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Caucus. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ↑ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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