Todd Loewen
| Todd Loewen | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Grande Prairie-Smoky | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Everett McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1966 |
| Political party | Wildrose Party |
| Residence | Valleyview, Alberta |
| Occupation | businessman, farmer |
Douglas Todd Loewen (born September 16, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Smoky.[1][2][3][4]
Political career
Loewen has stood as the Wildrose candidate in the 2008 finishing third and 2012 provincial election finishing second before defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Everett McDonald in the 2015 election increasing his vote each time.
Electoral history
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election results[5] | Turnout 28.62% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mel Knight | 4,769 | 59.44% | 3.01% | ||
| Liberal | John Croken | 1,089 | 13.57% | -11.81% | ||
| Wildrose Alliance | Todd Loewen | 1,049 | 13.07% | 4.23% | ||
| NDP | Neil Peacock | 832 | 10.37% | 1.02% | -15.01% | |
| Green | Rebecca Villebrun | 285 | 3.55% | * | ||
| Total | 8,024 | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 28,197 | % | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.41% | ||||
2012 general election
| Alberta general election, 2012: Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Everett McDonald | 5,474 | 45.93% | -13.51% | ||||
| Wildrose | Todd Loewen | 4,901 | 41.12% | +28.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary Dahr | 757 | 6.35% | -4.02% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin McLean | 578 | 4.85% | -8.72% | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Muise | 209 | 1.75% | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 11,919 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -20.78% | ||||||
References
- ↑ http://globalnews.ca/news/1971080/live-alberta-election-results-2015/
- ↑ http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/05/06/winds-of-change-in-the-peace
- ↑ http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/04/30/candidate-profile-todd-loewen
- ↑ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-politics/Fresh+faces+Wildrose+Opposition/11041850/story.html
- ↑ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 424–429.
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