# Garry Breitkreuz

Garry W. Breitkreuz (pronounced Bright-Krites) (born October 21, 1945) is a Canadian politician. He was the Conservative Party of Canada member of the House of Commons of Canada for Yorkton—Melville from 1993 to 2015. He was formerly a member of the Reform Party of Canada (1993–2000) and the Canadian Alliance (2000–2003). While he had no formal position in the cabinet, as an Opposition member he was Deputy House Leader of the Opposition, Conservative Party Deputy House Leader, Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition, Chief Opposition Whip, and Critic to the Solicitor General.
Breitkreuz has been known to be the most outspoken member of the House of Commons on his opposition to the Canadian gun registry.
In 2005, Breitkreuz was granted the Sport Shooting Ambassador Award by the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities.

## Electoral record

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 21,906 | 68.9 | +0.9 | $68,801 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 6,931 | 21.8 | +1.0 | $13,345 |
| | Liberal | Kash Andreychuk | 2,167 | 6.8 | +1.4 | $40,387 |
| | Green | Elaine Marie Hughes | 774 | 2.4 | -3.3 | $540 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,778 | 100.0 | | $92,190 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 90 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,868 | 63.4 | +6 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,254 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.05 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 19,824 | 68.0 | +4.6 | $65,139 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Ottenbreit | 6,076 | 20.8 | +2.0 | $12,454 |
| | Green | Jen Antony | 1,664 | 5.7 | +2.9 | $3,767 |
| | Liberal | Bryan H. Bell | 1,578 | 5.4 | -8.5 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,142 | 100.0 | | $89,452 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 107 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,249 | 57 | -7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.3 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 20,736 | 63.5 | +0.6 | $55,627 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Dennison | 6,165 | 18.9 | +4.1 | $19,488 |
| | Liberal | Mervin Cushman | 4,558 | 14.0 | -0.8 | $18,223 |
| | Green | Keith Neu | 923 | 2.8 | +1.2 | $641 |
| | Independent | Carl Barabonoff | 287 | 0.9 | – | $739 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,669 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 80 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,749 | 64.3 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.75 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Garry Breitkreuz | 19,940 | 62.9 | -5.0 | $61,866 |
| | New Democratic | Don Olson | 5,890 | 18.6 | +2.8 | $18,736 |
| | Liberal | Ted Quewezance | 4,697 | 14.8 | -1.4 | $32,905 |
| | Green | Ralph Pilchner | 630 | 1.98 | +2.0 | – |
| | Independent | David Sawkiw | 524 | 1.7 | – | $6,330 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,681 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,794 | 60.2 | -3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.9 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Garry Breitkreuz* | 19,978 | 63.0 | +12.9 | $52,574 |
| | Liberal | Ken Pilon | 5,153 | 16.2 | -2.6 | $24,027 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Champagne | 5,007 | 15.8 | -9.2 | $9,235 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brent Haas | 1,583 | 5.0 | -1.1 | $543 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,721 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,824 | 63.6 | -3.3 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +7.75 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Garry Breitkreuz* | 17,216 | 50.1 | +17.4 | $53,836 |
| | New Democratic | Evan Carlson | 8,583 | 25.0 | -4.4 | $43,899 |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Sandercock | 6,481 | 18.9 | -10.6 | $39,999 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ivan Daunt | 2,101 | 6.1 | -2.6 | $6,357 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,381 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,497 | 66.9 | – |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +10.90 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Yorkton—Melville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Garry Breitkreuz | 10,605 | 32.7 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Jim Walters | 9,531 | 29.4 | +15.8 |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Nystrom* | 9,487 | 29.2 | -21.9 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Reitenbach | 2,825 | 8.7 | -25.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,448 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | -8.85 |
* Denotes incumbent.