Larry Ashmore

Larry Ashmore
Interim leader of the Evergreen Party of Alberta
In office
December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)  September 2012 (2012-09)
Personal details
Political party Evergreen Party of Alberta
Occupation Construction renovator

Larry Ashmore is a construction renovator and activist in Southern Alberta. He was the interim leader of the Evergreen Party of Alberta, a green political party in Alberta, Canada.[1][2] He has run as a Green candidate at both the provincial and federal levels, and was running for the Evergreens in Livingstone-Macleod in the 2012 provincial election.[3]

Election results

Federal elections

Canadian federal election, 2006: Macleod
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeTed Menzies37,53475.45+0.69
LiberalBernie Kennedy4,5969.23−2.86
New DemocraticJoyce Thomas3,2516.53+0.04
GreenLarry Ashmore3,0756.18−0.46
IndependentMyron Wolf Child1,0552.12
Canadian ActionCatherine Whelan Costen2350.47
Total valid votes 49,879100.00
Total rejected ballots 1330.27+0.01
Turnout 43,22460.03 0.00

Provincial elections

Alberta general election, 2008: Foothills-Rocky View
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTed Morton6,91657.41%−2.90%
LiberalHerb Coburn2,20018.26%0.87%
Wildrose AllianceJoseph McMaster1,79714.92%5.92%
GreenLarry Ashmore9377.78%−2.78%
New DemocraticRicardo de Menzies1961.63%−0.43%
Total 12,046
Rejected Ballots 84
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,70145.43%
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. pp. 408–413.
Alberta general election, 2012: Livingstone-Macleod
Party Candidate Votes%
WildrosePat Stier8,56547.97
Progressive ConservativeEvan Berger7,40341.46
New DemocraticMatthew Halton9445.29
LiberalAlex Macdonald5973.34
EvergreenLarry Ashmore3471.94

As leader

 Summary of the April 23, 2012 Legislative Assembly of Alberta election results
Party Party leader Number of
candidates[4]
Seats Popular vote
2008 Dissol. 2012 % Change #1 % Change (pp)
Progressive Conservative Alison Redford 87726661–7.85567,06043.95–8.77
Wildrose Danielle Smith 87417+325442,42934.29+27.51
Liberal Raj Sherman 87985–37.5127,6459.89–16.54
New Democratic Brian Mason 87224+100126,7529.82+1.34
Alberta Party Glenn Taylor 381–10017,1721.33+1.32
Evergreen Larry Ashmore 2525,0820.394–4.162
  Independent 121–1003,5110.272–0.53
Social Credit Len Skowronski 32940.0228–0.19
Communist Naomi Rankin 22100.0163+0.01
Separation Bart Hampton3 13680.005270.00
  Vacant 1
Total 429838387+4.821,290,223100.00%

Notes:

  1. Results at the count.[5]
  2. Results change is compared to the Alberta Greens in 2008.
  3. Elections Alberta lists Bart Hampton as leader of the Separation Party of Alberta, however the party's only candidate is party president Glen Dundas.[6]

References

  1. "The Executive". Calgary, Alberta: Evergreen Party of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  2. Wood, James (December 29, 2011). "Evergreen Party rises from ashes of Alberta Greens". Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  3. Patterson, Don (January 18, 2012). "Evergreen earns provincial recognition". Okotoks Western Wheel. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  4. "Nominated Candidates". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  5. "Unofficial Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  6. "Parties". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

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