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Election Results & The “X” Factor

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April 24, 2012 - By

First and foremost, I would like to congratulate the Progressive Conservatives on their victory in yesterday’s provincial election.  This was a hard fought victory, and candidates from all parties put a ton of time and effort into getting their messages out to constituents.  In this post, I am not advocating for any of the mentioned parties.

According to The Globe & Mail’s final tally, the PC Party won 61 seats, followed by the Wildrose with 17, Liberals 5, and NDP 4.

Of course, the seat totals make this victory look like a landslide. The popular vote shows a different story. Here is the breakdown in popular vote versus 2008:

PC: 43.9% (-8.8%)
WRP: 34.3% (+27.5%)
LIB: 9.9% (-16.5%)
NDP: 9.8% (+1.3%)

As this tally shows, the PC and Liberal parties lost significant support, with the Wildrose picking up steam over the past four years. Over that time, a chunk of the PC base became significantly disenfranchised with what seemed to be a more moderate PC party under Ed Stelmach. With Alison Redford winning the nomination by a slim margin, those who did not want another moderate in charge cemented their decision to move to [...]Read More

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Calgary Mackay-Nose Hill Election Profile 2012

April 22, 2012 - By

Calgary Mackay-Nose Hill is a new riding under the 2010 boundary redistribution. It’s a combination of Calgary Mackay, Calgary Nose Hill, and parts of Calgary McCall. The current MLA, Neil Brown, will be running for re-election and a third term. He previously represented the riding of Calgary Nose-Hill. Calgary Nose Hill has voted Progressive Conservative since its creation in 2004.

Calgary Nose Hill previously had voted Progressive Conservative for all three senate spots in 2004.

Below is a brief biography and quick interview of the candidates in Calgary Mackay-Nose Hill in order of last name:

Roy Alexander (Wildrose): Alexander was born outside of Montreal, and later moved and has lived in Huntington Hills for close to 30 years. His profile states he has a Masters in Leadership, but the institution is unknown. He has owned a photography business for 25 years, and currently invests in real estate and does consulting for non-profit institutions.

Roy Alexander did not return a response for an online interview by the time this post was published.

Neil Brown (Progressive Conservative): Brown holds a B.Sc from the University of Calgary, an M.Sc in Zoology from the University of Alaska, a Ph.D in Biology from [...]Read More

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Highwood Election Profile 2012

April 22, 2012 - By

Highwood was created in the 1971 boundary redistribution. The riding itself has had a rich history of elections and coverage, and this election is no different. Daneille Smith will be contesting this riding for the Wildrose as both a party member and as the leader of the Wildrose. Edward Benoit was elected in 1971 as a Social Credit MLA, but was defeated in 1975 by Progressive Conservative Wolstenholme. 1982 was a closely watched election as Gordon Kesler won a by-election in Olds-Didsbury under the banner of the separatist party Western Canada Concept. Kesler would lose to Progressive Conservative Harry Alger in the race for Highwood months later. Progressive Conservatives have held onto Highwood since 1975. Many parties have ran in Highwood, making election choices very diverse and plentiful. Current and previous parties including the Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, NDP, Liberal, Western Canada Concept, Alberta Reform Movement, Greens, Separation, Alberta Alliance, Wildrose, and the Alberta Party.

The riding is currently vacant as incumbent MLA George Groeneveld decided not to run again. Groeneveld was Premier Ed Stelmach’s Minister of Agriculture.

Highwood elected Progressive Conservative for all three senate spots in 2004.

Below is a brief biography of each candidate in the riding in [...]Read More

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Calgary Northern Hills Election Profile 2012

April 21, 2012 - By

Calgary Northern Hill is a new provincial riding that was created from Calgary Mackay as part of the 2010 district redistribution. Calgary Mackay elected Teresa Woo-Paw in the 2008 election, and prior to that, Gary Mar (a leadership contender for the Progressive Conservative Party in 2012) in 2004. For historical reference, Calgary Mackay was Calgary Nose Hill before, in which the electorate voted for Gary Mar between 1993 and 2001. Incumbent MLA for Calgary Mackay Teresa Woo-Paw is gong for re-election in this new riding this time round. The electorate voted Progressive Conservative for all three senate spots back in 2004.

Below is a brief biography of each of the candidates in order of last name:

Kirstin Morrell (Alberta Liberal): Kirstin has a background in corporate communications and was managing editor of the Red Deer Press for two years. She has also worked for Calgary-McCall’s MLA Darshan Kang constituency office before running for the Liberals.

Prasad Panda (Wildrose): Panda is an engineer with 25 years of experience in the energy sector. He is currently working for an integrated energy company.

Stephanie Westlund (Alberta NDP): Westlund holds a Bachelor’s degree in Developmental Studies and a Masters in Resource [...]Read More

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Calgary Northwest Election Profile 2012

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April 19, 2012 - By

Calgary Northwest was created in 1979, and has been split and re-distributed as part of the 2010 boundary changes. The riding has elected two different parties since 1979, with the Progressive Conservatives spending the most time in the riding. Frank Bruseker won the riding for the Liberals in 1989 and served two terms before being ousted by Greg Melchin (PC) in 1997. The MLA at the time of dissolution for this election, Lindsay Blackett, will not be running again. He served one term under Premier Ed Stelmach as Minister of Culture and Community Spirit. Some had speculated he decided not to run again because he was not awarded a cabinet post under Allison Redford, but  told the Herald that he was contemplating an exit for a few months before that.

6 parties will be contesting in the riding this election. As well, the riding chose Progressive Conservative for all three senate seats back in 2004.

Below is a brief summary of each candidate and a link to their websites (in order to last name):

Chris Challis (Wildrose): Challis holds a degree in business management from the University of Lethbridge, and is the president and CEO of two oilfield services [...]Read More

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