Walt Lastewka

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The Honourable
Walter Thomas Lastewka
PC
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Member of Parliament
for St. Catharines
In office
1993–2006		Expenditures
Conservative (x)Rick Dykstra 23,47445.9%+8.4%$77,155
Liberal Walt Lastewka14,65228.6%-8.4%$85,551
New Democratic George Addision9,42818.4%--2.1%$21,329
Green Jim Fannon3,4776.8%+2.8%$3,511
Communist Sam Hammond1130.2%–$410
Total valid votes/Expense limit51,144 100%$88,319
Rejected ballots161
Turnout51,305
2006 Canadian federal election : St. Catharines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Rick Dykstra 21,66837.5+2.8$78,093.76
Liberal Walt Lastewka 21,42437.0−3.4$76,408.07
New Democratic Jeff Burch11,84920.5+1.2$15,482.42
Green Jim Fannon2,3064.0+0.3$991.15
Christian Heritage Bill Bylsma4990.9−0.5$8,736.24
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Couto1000.2+0.1
Total valid votes57,846 100.0
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election : St. Catharines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Walt Lastewka 21,27740.4−4.5$67,606.54
Conservative Leo Bonomi18,26134.7−13.2$76,063.45
New Democratic Ted Mouradian10,13519.3+13.1$13,554.17
Green Jim Fannon1,9273.7–$1,145.69
Christian Heritage Linda Klassen7511.4–$15,303.13
Canadian Action Jane Elizabeth Paxton2040.4–$0.00
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Couto610.1−0.1$6.90
Total valid votes52,616 100.0
Total rejected ballots240
Turnout52,85662.03
Electors on the lists85,209
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election : St. Catharines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Walt Lastewka 20,99244.9+1.5$48,037.11
Alliance Randy Taylor Dumont15,87134.0+3.0$65,538.72
Progressive Conservative Ken Atkinson6,52214.0+0.6$20,495.69
New Democratic John Bacher2,8786.2−3.4$12,153.96
Natural Law Jim Morris2030.4−0.1$0.00
Independent Tilly Bylsma1660.4–$4,942.92
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Couto930.2–$8.00
Total valid votes 46,725100.0
Total rejected ballots223
Turnout46,94860.02
Electors on the lists78,215
Sources: Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election
Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1997 Canadian federal election : St. Catharines
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Walt Lastewka 21,08143.5−5.6$46,896
Reform Rob Hesp15,02931.0+2.2$41,350
Progressive Conservative Gregg Crealock6,50313.4−1.6$25,799
New Democratic Ed Gould4,6579.6+3.8$24,683
Christian Heritage Tristan Emmanuel 6881.4+0.2$7,249
Canadian Action G.L. Malcolm3080.6–$2,976
Natural Law Helene Darisse2450.5–$0.00
Total valid votes48,511 100.0
Total rejected ballots272
Turnout48,78365.49
Electors on the lists74,484
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election : St. Catharines
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Walt Lastewka 23,92848.99$49,786
Reform Rob Hesp14,01128.69$31,523
Progressive Conservative Ken Atkinson7,44815.25$40,187
New Democratic Jane Hughes2,7995.73$10,877
Christian Heritage David W. Bylsma5681.16$3,349
Abolitionist Kevin Doucet860.18$0
Total valid votes45,652 100.0
Total rejected ballots383
Total valid votes49,22368.44
Electors on the lists71,919
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Expenditures from 1997 refer to submitted totals.

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