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'''Patrick Anthony Sobeski''' (born July 25, 1951 in [[Woodstock, Ontario]]) is mayor-elect of [[Woodstock, Ontario]] and was a member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1988 to 1993. His background was business and personnel management.
'''Patrick Anthony''' "'''Pat'''" '''Sobeski''' (25 July 1951 – 17 March 2016) was a Canadian politician, who has served as a member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1988 to 1993, and as mayor of Woodstock from 2010 to 2014.


He was elected in the [[Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal election]] at the [[Cambridge (electoral district)|Cambridge electoral district]] for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative party]]. He served in the [[34th Canadian Parliament]] but lost to [[Janko Peric]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 federal election]], finishing with less than half of Peric's votes, and even behind the [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform party's]] Reg Petersen.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.city.cambridge.on.ca/relatedDocs/1993%20Peric%20wins%20local%20seat.pdf | publisher=[[Cambridge, Ontario|City of Cambridge, Ontario]] | accessdate=2009-03-15 | first=Jim | last=Quantrell | work=Cambridge Times | date=2008-11-04 | title=1993: Peric wins local seat | format=pdf }}</ref>
He was elected in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 federal election]] at the [[Cambridge (federal electoral district)|Cambridge electoral district]] for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative party]]. He served in the [[34th Canadian Parliament]] but lost to [[Janko Peric]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 federal election]], finishing with less than half of Peric's votes, and even behind the [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform party's]] Reg Petersen.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.city.cambridge.on.ca/relatedDocs/1993%20Peric%20wins%20local%20seat.pdf | publisher=[[Cambridge, Ontario|City of Cambridge, Ontario]] | accessdate=15 March 2009 | first=Jim | last=Quantrell | work=Cambridge Times | date=4 November 2008 | title=1993: Peric wins local seat }}</ref>


Sobeski served as a municipal councillor in Woodstock, Ontario since 2003. He was elected as the mayor of Woodstock, Ontario in the [[Oxford County municipal elections, 2010|2010 municipal election]], defeating incumbent Michael Harding.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2815744&auth= | publisher=''[[Woodstock Sentinel-Review]]'' | accessdate=2010-10-25 | first= | last= | date=2010-10-25 | title=Sobeski wins in landslide | format=html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101025/election-voters-101025/20101025/?hub=SWOHome | title=Waterloo Region mayors re-elected, upset in Woodstock | publisher=[[CKCO-DT]] | date=25 October 2010 | accessdate=25 October 2010}}</ref>
Sobeski served as a municipal councillor in [[Woodstock, Ontario]] beginning in 2003. He was elected as the mayor of Woodstock in the [[2010 Oxford County municipal elections|2010 municipal election]], defeating incumbent Michael Harding.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sobeski wins in landslide |date=25 October 2010| url=http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2815744&auth= | newspaper=[[Woodstock Sentinel-Review]] | accessdate=25 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/waterloo-region-mayors-re-elected-upset-in-woodstock-1.567157 | title=Waterloo Region mayors re-elected, upset in Woodstock | publisher=[[CKCO-DT]] | date=25 October 2010 | accessdate=25 October 2010}}</ref>

Sobeski was defeated by Birtch in a faceoff along with former Mayor Harding in 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://lfpress.com/2014/10/28/incumbent-mayors-fell-in-woodstock-goderich-and-other-municipalities | title= Incumbent mayors fell in Woodstock, Goderich and other municipalities | first=Jane | last=Sims | date=27 October 2014 | newspaper=London Free Press | accessdate=6 February 2022}}</ref> He died on 17 March 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/former-woodstock-mayor-cambridge-mp-pat-sobeski-dies-at-64-1.2823569 | title=Former Woodstock mayor, Cambridge MP Pat Sobeski dies at 64 | publisher=CTV Kitchener | date=18 March 2016 | accessdate=19 March 2016 }}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
{{1993 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}
{{1988 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}


==References==
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*{{official|http://www.patsobeski.net/}}


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Pat Sobeski
Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byChris Speyer
Succeeded byJanko Peric
City councillor of Woodstock, Ontario
In office
2003–2010
Mayor of Woodstock, Ontario
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byMichael Harding
Succeeded byTrevor T. Birtch
Personal details
Born
Patrick Anthony Sobeski

(1951-07-25)25 July 1951
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Died17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 64)
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionarchitect

Patrick Anthony "Pat" Sobeski (25 July 1951 – 17 March 2016) was a Canadian politician, who has served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993, and as mayor of Woodstock from 2010 to 2014.

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Cambridge electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Janko Peric of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election, finishing with less than half of Peric's votes, and even behind the Reform party's Reg Petersen.[1]

Sobeski served as a municipal councillor in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2003. He was elected as the mayor of Woodstock in the 2010 municipal election, defeating incumbent Michael Harding.[2][3]

Sobeski was defeated by Birtch in a faceoff along with former Mayor Harding in 2014.[4] He died on 17 March 2016.[5]

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janko Peric 21,997 39.1 +12.3
Reform Reg Petersen 18,932 33.7
Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 9,776 17.4 -23.0
New Democratic Bill McBain 2,962 5.3 -22.8
National Ron Cooper 1,804 3.2
Christian Heritage Michael Picard 407 0.7 -3.8
Natural Law Thomas Mitchell 370 0.7
Total valid votes 56,248 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski 20,578 40.4 -20.2
New Democratic Bruce Davidson 14,298 28.1 +3.9
Liberal Ron Cooper 13,639 26.8 +12.1
Christian Heritage Rien Vanden Enden 2,305 4.5
Independent Shafiq Hudda 141 0.3
Total valid votes 50,961 100.0

References

  1. ^ Quantrell, Jim (4 November 2008). "1993: Peric wins local seat" (PDF). Cambridge Times. City of Cambridge, Ontario. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Sobeski wins in landslide". Woodstock Sentinel-Review. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Waterloo Region mayors re-elected, upset in Woodstock". CKCO-DT. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. ^ Sims, Jane (27 October 2014). "Incumbent mayors fell in Woodstock, Goderich and other municipalities". London Free Press. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Former Woodstock mayor, Cambridge MP Pat Sobeski dies at 64". CTV Kitchener. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.


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