Genia Leskiw

Eugenia "Genia" Leskiw (née Jereniuk; 1950) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the first woman and the first Ukrainian-Canadian to represent the area.^[1][2][3] She was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus and sat on several committees, including Privileges and Elections, the Standing Orders and Printing Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Members Services.^[3]

Genia Leskiw
MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake
In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Denis Ducharme
Succeeded by	Scott Cyr
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 74–75)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Ronald Leskiw
Children	David, Lynna
Residence(s)	Bonnyville, Alberta
Occupation	Middle school teacher (retired)

Electoral history

v t e 2008 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Genia Leskiw	4,437	75.54%	+12.06%
	Liberal	Justin Yassoub	698	11.88%	-1.86%
	New Democratic	Jason Sloychuk	389	6.62%	+1.15%
	Green	Jennifer Brown	350	5.96%	–
Total			5,874	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			49	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			21,049	28.14%	-4.21%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		6.96%
Source(s) The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 381–385. "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Genia Leskiw	4,816	49.09%	-26.45%
	Wildrose	Roy Doonanco	4,128	42.08%	–
	Liberal	Hubert Rodden	535	5.45%	-6.43%
	New Democratic	Luanne Bannister	330	3.36%	-3.26%
Total valid votes			9,809	–	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			85	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			22,170	44.63%	+16.49%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-34.27%
Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2012 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.