Deron Bilous’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Canadian politician
Is Politician 
From Canada 
Type Politics 
Gender male
Birth 7 October 1975, Edmonton, Canada
Age: 44 years
Star sign Libra
Politics Alberta New Democratic Party
Education
University of Alberta

Deron Michael Bilous (born October 7, 1975) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, in the 2012 provincial election. He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party caucus.

Bilous was also the party’s candidate in Edmonton-Centre in the 2008 provincial election, losing to Laurie Blakeman.

Re-elected in the 2015 election that saw the NDP win a majority government, Bilous was named to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister in Charge of Service Alberta on May 24, 2015.

On October 22, 2015, his position in cabinet changed to Minister of Economic Development and Trade and he also became Deputy Government House Leader.

Bilous was born and raised in Edmonton and is very proud of his Ukrainian ancestry. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor of education degree in 2001. For the past five years he has taught and mentored students at Edmonton’s Inner City High School.

An active volunteer in his community, Bilous has been a member of the Beverly Heights Community League and vice-president of the Boyle Street Community League. From 2008 to 2011 he served as a board member on the Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee.

Bilous also participated in the Canada World Youth program in 1995–96, working in Edmonton, Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, and Tunisia.

Electoral history

2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Deron Bilous 8,834 50.6% -23.2%
United Conservative David Egan 6,308 36.2% +13.1%
Alberta Party Jeff Walters 1,283 7.4% +6.5%
Liberal Shadea Hussein 494 2.8% +0.6%
  Independence Paul A. Burts 240 1.4% —
Green Michael Hunter 206 1.2% —
Independent Andy Andrzej Gudanowski 84 0.5% —
Total valid votes 17,449
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 41 57 11
Registered electors and turnout 33,548 52.2%
New Democratic hold Swing %
Source(s)
“2019 Provincial General Election Results”. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

2015 general election

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2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview

Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Deron Bilous 12,049 73.80
Progressive Conservative Tony Caterina 2,524 15.46
Wildrose Stephanie Diacon 1,248 7.64
Liberal Tomi Yellowface 359 2.20
Alberta Party Owais Siddiqui 147 0.90
Total valid votes 16,327 100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 147
Turnout 16,474 46.6
Eligible voters 35,318
Source: Elections Alberta

2012 general election

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2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview

Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Deron Bilous 5,264 37.11
Progressive Conservative Tony Vandermeer 5,019 35.38
Wildrose Don Martin 2,909 20.43
Liberal Chris Heward 895 6.34
Evergreen Trey Capenhurst 151 1.06
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +0.67%
Source: http://results.elections.ab.ca/wtResultsPGE.htm

2008 general election

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2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Centre

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie Blakeman 5,042 44.98% −12.09%
Progressive Conservative Bill Donahue 3,291 29.36% 5.24%
New Democratic Deron Bilous 2,163 19.30% 7.16%
Greens David Parker 472 4.21% 1.15%
Wildrose Alliance James Iverson 200 1.78% −0.80%
Alberta Party Margaret Saunter 42 0.37%
Total 11,210
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 109
Eligible electors / Turnout 35,186 32.17%
Liberal hold Swing −8.67%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 280–285.
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