# Mark Warawa

Mark Warawa (May 7, 1950 – June 20, 2019) was 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 was the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove (originally called Langley) from 2004 until his death in 2019.
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 introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective abortion.
He and his wife, Diane, lived in Langley and had five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.
Warawa died of pancreatic cancer on June 20, 2019.

## Electoral record

vte2015 Canadian federal election: Langley—Aldergrove :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,896 | 100.0 | | $216,042.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 204 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,100 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,360 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -23.92 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election: Langley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,132 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.29 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,290 | 62.15 | +0.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,964 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.30 |
2008 Canadian federal election: Langley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,033 | 100.0 | | $88,558 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 147 | 0.28 | +0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,180 | 61.94 | -4.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.24 |
2006 Canadian federal election: Langley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,357 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.21 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,473 | 66.08 | -0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.26 |
2004 Canadian federal election: Langley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,137 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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. |||||||
1996 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John van Dongen | 10,998 | 50.25 | 7.44 |
| | New Democratic | Bruce Temple | 5,405 | 24.69 | 15.73 |
| | Reform | Mark Warawa | 4,086 | 18.67 | 21.91 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Merilyn Anderson | 1,126 | 5.14 | 2.15 |
| | Green | Geoff Berner | 274 | 1.25 | 0.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,889 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 72 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.68 |