Corey Tochor
Quick Facts
Biography
Corey James Tochor MP (born 1976 or 1977) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election, to represent the constituency of Saskatoon Eastview as a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. Tochor was re-elected in the 2016 general election, held on April 4, 2016.
On May 17, 2016, he was elected the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, defeating the previous Speaker, Dan D'Autremont.After being elected Speaker, Tochor joked that his two young sons will think he is now a pirate, when he wears the Speaker's tricorne hat.On January 5, 2018, Tochor resigned as Speaker, announcing that he is considering entering federal politics. On March 10, 2018 he defeated incumbent MP Brad Trost for the Conservative nomination in Saskatoon—University.
Tochor resigned his provincial seat on September 11, 2019, the same day the Writs of election were issued for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Premier Scott Moe stated that a by-election would not be held to fill the seat, exploiting a legislative loophole to leave it vacant until the 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Corey Tochor | 4,169 | 53.4% | -4.1 | |
| New Democratic | Jesse Todd | 3,198 | 41.0% | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | Ana Ashraf | 272 | 3.5% | +3.5 | |
| Green | Shawn Setyo | 170 | 2.2% | -0.7 | |
| Total | 7,809 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Corey Tochor | 5,217 | 57.5% | +15.3 | |
| New Democratic | Judy Junor | 3,588 | 39.6% | -5.8 | |
| Green | Shawn Setyo | 266 | 2.9% | +0.4 | |
| Total | 9,071 | 100.00% | |||
