Devin Dreeshen

Devin Dreeshen
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Assumed office
July 12, 2018
Preceded by Don MacIntyre
Personal details
Political party United Conservative Party
Other political
affiliations		 Conservative Party of Canada
Relations Earl Dreeshen (father)
Alma mater University of Alberta

Devin Dreeshen is a politician in Alberta, Canada, currently serving as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

Political career

Dreeshen was a policy advisor to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz from 2008 to 2015. Between February and November of 2016 he worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[1] He won the United Conservative nomination for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in 2018, and won the ensuing by-election.

Personal life

Dreeshen was a farmer near Pine Lake. He is the son of Canadian MP, Earl Dreeshen.[2]

Electoral results

Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
upon the resignation of Don MacIntyre on February 2, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeDevin Dreeshen8,02981.67+10.99
New DemocraticNicole Mooney9159.31-13.83
Alberta PartyAbigail Douglass7317.44+1.25
LiberalNicolaas Jansen930.95—
IndependentDavid Inscho630.64—
Total valid votes 9,831
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 37
Turnout 9,86831.22-24.27
Eligible voters 31,604
United Conservative notional hold Swing +12.41
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Krugel, Lauren (2018-07-13). "Alberta's Jason Kenney sees advantage to new member's history with Donald Trump". Global News. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  2. ↑ McDermott, Vincent (2018-07-13). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-13.


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