Todd Loewen
| Todd Loewen MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie-Smoky | |
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Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Everett McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 16, 1966 Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| 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.
After the election, Loewen was appointed as the official opposition's critic for Environment and Parks, a position he retained when the party merged with the PCs to become the United Conservative Party.
Loewen is seeking the UCP nomination in Central Peace-Notley in the 2019 Alberta election, following redistricting that moved his home town into this constituency.
Electoral history
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015: Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Todd Loewen | 5,343 | 33.17% | -7.95% | ||||
| New Democratic | Todd Russell | 5,009 | 31.10% | +24.75% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Everett McDonald | 4,968 | 30.84% | -15.09% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin McLean | 787 | 4.89% | +0.04% | ||||
| Total Valid Votes | 17,514 | |||||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -3.57 | ||||||
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% | ||||||
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% | ||||
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.