Mark Warawa (born May 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Formerly a businessman and loss prevention officer as well as a city councillor in Abbotsford, British Columbia from 1990 to 2004, Warawa has been the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove, (originally called Langley) since 2004.
On February 10, 2006, Warawa was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment. Less recently, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Warawa has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective pregnancy termination.
He and his wife, Diane, live in Langley and have five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Langley—Aldergrove |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Mark Warawa | 27,333 | 45.6 | -20.22 | – |
| Liberal | Leon Jensen | 21,894 | 36.6 | +27.62 | – |
| New Democratic | Margot Sangster | 7,490 | 12.5 | -6.85 | – |
| Green | Simmi Kaur Dhillon | 2644 | 4.4 | -0.86 | – |
| Libertarian | Lauren Southern | 535 | 0.9 | +0.41 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,896 | 100.0 | | $216,042.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | 204 | – | – |
| Turnout | 60,100 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | 80,360 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -23.92 |
| Source: Elections Canada |
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Langley |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Mark Warawa | 35,569 | 64.52 | +3.07 | $53,982.10 |
| New Democratic | Piotr Majkowski | 11,277 | 20.45 | +3.68 | $16,297.61 |
| Liberal | Rebecca Darnell | 4,990 | 9.05 | -2.05 | $38,125.25 |
| Green | Carey Poitras | 2,943 | 5.34 | -4.19 | $4,855.42 |
| Pirate | Craig Nobbs | 353 | 0.64 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 55,132 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.29 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | 55,290 | 62.15 | +0.21 |
| Eligible voters | 88,964 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.30 |
| Canadian federal election, 2008: Langley |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Mark Warawa | 32,594 | 61.45 | +8.88 | $41,721 |
| New Democratic | Andrew Claxton | 8,898 | 16.77 | -1.61 | $4,837 |
| Liberal | Jake Gray | 5,888 | 11.10 | -11.99 | $4,003 |
| Green | Patrick Meyer | 5,059 | 9.53 | +3.97 | $3,740 |
| Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 594 | 1.12 | – | $7,888 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,033 | 100.0 | | $88,558 |
| Total rejected ballots | 147 | 0.28 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | 53,180 | 61.94 | -4.14 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.24 |
| Canadian federal election, 2006: Langley |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Mark Warawa | 28,577 | 52.57 | +4.87 | $52,552 |
| Liberal | Bill Brooks | 12,553 | 23.09 | -1.65 | $23,836 |
| New Democratic | Angel Claypool | 9,993 | 18.38 | +1.63 | $5,097 |
| Green | Patrick Meyer | 3,023 | 5.56 | -0.52 | $1,017 |
| Canadian Action | Vicki Lee Sloan | 211 | 0.38 | – | $394 |
| Total valid votes | 54,357 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.21 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | 54,473 | 66.08 | -0.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.26 |
| Canadian federal election, 2004: Langley |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
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| Conservative | Mark Warawa | 24,390 | 47.70 | $56,502 |
| Liberal | Kim Richter | 12,649 | 24.74 | $17,578 |
| New Democratic | Dean Morrison | 8,568 | 16.75 | $3,207 |
| Green | Patrick Meyer | 3,108 | 6.08 | $3,130 |
| Independent | Mel Kositsky | 2,422 | 4.74 | $15,220 |
| Total valid votes | 51,137 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | 51,268 | 65.4 |
| This riding was created from parts of Langley—Abbotsford and South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the previous election. |
