Gerald Soroka

Gerald Soroka is a Conservative politician who was elected to represent the riding of Yellowhead in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election and was re-elected to the 44th Canadian Parliament. He did not seek re-election in 2025 after losing the Conservative nomination.

Biography Soroka was born and raised at Evansburg, Alberta in Yellowhead County and attended Grand Trunk High School.

In municipal politics Prior to his election Soroka served as mayor of Yellowhead County, Alberta since 2007, and as a county councillor for division one from 2004 to 2007.

In federal politics Soroka won the Conservative nomination for Yellowhead riding to replace the retiring incumbent, Jim Eglinski, on October 14, 2018. He ran in the 2019 Canadian federal election and was re-elected in 2021.

On June 22, 2024, Soroka lost the Conservative nomination in the 2025 Canadian federal election to William Stevenson.

Personal life Soroka resides on a farm near Evansburg, Alberta, his family's original homestead.

Electoral record

Federal

Municipal

2017 Yellowhead County mayoral election Mayoral candidate Vote % Gerald Soroka (X) 1,293 47.47 Maxine Beasley 746 27.39 Ruth Martin Williams 548 20.12 Dallas Haywood 137 5.03

2013 Yellowhead County mayoral election Candidate Vote % Gerald Soroka (X) 1,226 52.51 Roxanne Scherger 882 37.77 Dallas Haywood 227 9.72

2010 Yellowhead County mayoral election Candidate Vote % Gerald Soroka Acclaimed