Marlin Schmidt

The Honourable
Marlin Schmidt
MLA
Alberta Minister of Advanced Education
Assumed office
February 2, 2016
Premier Rachel Notley
Preceded by Lori Sigurdson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Gold Bar
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded by David Dorward
Personal details
Born (1978-10-16) October 16, 1978
Alberta, Canada
Political party Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation Hydrogeologist

Marlin Schmidt (born October 16, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar.[1] Schmidt currently serves as the Minister of Advanced Education.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Schmidt specialized in site remediation for over a decade. From 2008 to 2015 he worked for Alberta Environment as a soil and groundwater contamination specialist, and previous to this, he worked as a remediation specialist, beginning in 2002. He holds a master of science degree in applied environmental geosciences from Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany and a bachelor of science from Queen's University in Kingston.[2]

Electoral history

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012: Edmonton-Gold Bar
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward6,70132.97-4.64
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt5,83628.71+14.96
LiberalJosipa Petrunic4,07820.06-24.83
WildroseLinda Carlson3,16915.59
Alberta PartyDennis O’Neill3451.70
EvergreenDavid Parker1980.97-2.78
Total valid votes 20,32799.20
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1630.80
Turnout 20,49062.34+19.35
Registered electors 32,868
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.10
Source(s)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015: Edmonton-Gold Bar
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt15,34968.89+40.18
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward4,14718.61-14.36
WildroseJustin James1,4226.38-9.21
LiberalRonald Brochu7023.15-16.91
Alberta PartyCristina Stasia6622.97+1.27
Total valid votes 22,28299.39
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1370.61
Turnout 22,41961.11-1.23
Registered electors 36,688
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +27.27
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Gold Bar". Retrieved August 29, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Edmonton+Gold/10982524/story.html
  2. ↑ http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=35&leg=29


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