Leona Alleslev-Krofchak (born March 16, 1968)[1] is a Canadian politician and former military officer who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She was elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, and crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in 2018, citing disagreements with the Liberal government over their handling of economic and foreign affairs. On October 21, 2019, she was re-elected as a Conservative. Alleslev was defeated in the 2021 federal election.
Leona Alleslev | |
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.jpg) Alleslev in 2017 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office November 28, 2019 – July 12, 2020 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Lisa Raitt |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office November 28, 2019 – July 12, 2020 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Lisa Raitt |
| Succeeded by | Candice Bergen |
| Member of Parliament for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Leah Taylor Roy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leona Alleslev March 16, 1968 |
| Political party | Conservative (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2014–2018) |
| Spouse | Edward Krofchak (m. 1995) |
| Residence | Oak Ridges |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College (BA (Hons)) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1987–1996 |
| Rank | Captain |
Alleslev was a candidate in the 2022 Conservative leadership election.
Political career
Member of Parliament
Alleslev was elected as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 federal election, in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in September 2018.[2]
After being re-elected as a Conservative following the 2019 election, Andrew Scheer appointed Alleslev as the deputy Opposition leader and deputy Conservative leader.[3]
On July 12, 2020, Alleslev announced that she was stepping down as Deputy Leader. Alleslev expressed her interest in engaging in one of the leadership campaigns in the 2020 leadership race.[4][5] On July 13, 2020, she endorsed Peter MacKay to be the next Conservative leader.[6] Peter MacKay's campaign claims it did not cut a deal with her to get her endorsement and Alleslev stated that "My loyalty can’t be bought, it must be earned".[7][8] She was succeeded as deputy leader by Candice Bergen.[9]
2022 Conservative leadership election
On March 24, 2022, Alleslev announced that she would be contesting the leadership election of the Conservative Party.[10]On April 29, she withdrew from the contest after being unable to come up with the $300,000 registration fee.[11]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Leah Taylor Roy | 20,764 | 45.24 | +2.86 | $102,230.88 | |||
| Conservative | Leona Alleslev | 19,304 | 42.06 | -2.32 | $96,732.68 | |||
| New Democratic | Janice Hagan | 3,594 | 7.83 | +0.63 | $25.50 | |||
| People's | Anthony Siskos | 1,734 | 3.78 | +2.78 | $1,630.40 | |||
| Libertarian | Serge Korovitsyn | 500 | 1.09 | +0.09 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,896 | – | – | $113,842.33 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 509 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,405 | 55.01 | -9.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,361 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Leona Alleslev | 23,568 | 44.38 | -0.81 | $100,442.03 | |||
| Liberal | Leah Taylor Roy | 22,508 | 42.38 | -4.96 | $100,105.74 | |||
| New Democratic | Aaron Brown | 3,820 | 7.20 | +1.49 | $282.50 | |||
| Green | Timothy Flemming | 2,154 | 4.0 | +2.72 | $2,471.02 | |||
| People's | Priya Patil | 530 | 1.0 | $500.00 | ||||
| Libertarian | Serge Korovitsyn | 529 | 1.0 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,109 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 454 | |||||||
| Turnout | 53563 | 64.4% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 83156 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] CBC News[14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Leona Alleslev | 24,132 | 47.34 | +19.47 | $76,512.44 | |||
| Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 23,039 | 45.19 | −6.31 | $150,877.75 | |||
| New Democratic | Brenda Power | 2,912 | 5.71 | −10.24 | $1,887.13 | |||
| Green | Randi Ramdeen | 654 | 1.28 | −2.19 | – | |||
| Animal Alliance | Kyle Bowles | 243 | 0.48 | – | $5,898.62 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,980 | 100.00 | $212,912.36 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 204 | 0.40 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 51,184 | 64.91 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,848 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17] | ||||||||