Doug Griffiths

Douglas "Doug" Griffiths (born October 26, 1972)[1] is the president and chief executive officer of 13 Ways, Inc., a company he founded to provide consultation to struggling North American communities.[2] He is a public speaker and co-author of the book 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, now in its second edition,[3] and is an instructor with the Executive Education program at the University of Alberta School of Business.[4]

Doug Griffiths
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
2004–2015
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byWes Taylor
ConstituencyBattle River-Wainwright
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byRobert Fischer
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyWainwright
Personal details
Born (1972-10-26) October 26, 1972
Coronation, Alberta
Political partyAlberta Party
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative (former)
Spouse(s)Sue
ChildrenAustin and Brady
ResidenceArdrossan, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
OccupationTeacher, speaker, author
Websitewww.13ways.ca

Griffiths is a former Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Battle River-Wainwright as a Progressive Conservative (PC). He was a candidate for the leadership of the PC Party in the 2011 leadership election. He has since taken a step back from provincial politics, in favour of his role with 13 Ways and his teaching duties.[5]

13 Ways, Inc.

13 Ways began as a book,[6] and has since developed into a consulting company and a speaking tour series delivered across North America.[7][8] The book is written in a satirical style, with a "straight-shooting, no-punches-pulled approach"[7] detailing the various ways in which one might kill a community; i.e. through failure to provide clean water, reliable Internet services, and a place where youth will return to raise families and retire. The concept has since branched out and now incorporates a speaking series, syndicated columns, blog, and newsletter, in addition to offering consultation to struggling communities.[9]

Education

Griffiths attended the University of Alberta, where he earned an honours degree in philosophy and an education degree. After university, he taught for three years at Byemoor School], in the County of Stettler No. 6. He was nominated for a teaching award each year, including two nominations for the PanCanadian Students' Choice Award.

Political career

Griffiths received 79 per cent of the vote in Battle River-Wainwright during the 2008 provincial election, sending him to the Legislature for his third term.[10] In addition to his duties as an MLA, he has served as Parliamentary Assistant for the Department of Finance and Enterprise and is currently a member of the Public Accounts Committee and Health Committee.

Griffiths was first elected in a by-election for the Wainwright constituency on April 8, 2002, after former incumbent Robert Fischer resigned amidst a conflict-of-interest investigation by the Ethics Commissioner.[11] Then 29, Griffiths was the youngest MLA in office at the time.

The Wainwright boundaries changed for the 2004 provincial election, creating the current Battle River-Wainwright constituency, which Griffiths won with support from 65 per cent of the voters.[12]

During his tenure as MLA, Griffiths was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and has been involved in numerous committees and has chaired the Standing Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development, Rural Development Strategies Task Force, MLA Steering Committee for Rural Development, and was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

On October 12, 2011 Griffiths was appointed Minister of Alberta Municipal Affairs by Premier Alison Redford.

Griffiths was reelected in the April 23, 2012 provincial election as an incumbent PC candidate.

On December 13, 2013, Griffiths was sworn in as Minister of Service Alberta.

On January 26, 2015, he resigned from his position as a MLA.[5]

Election results

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson71153.62%
LiberalHenry Yale Pawling61546.38%
Total 1,326
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 2,08263.69%
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy HudsonAcclaimed
Total N/A
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election

1921 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,87757.77%
LiberalHarcus Strachan91328.10%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson45914.13%
Total 3,249
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 3,27399.27%
United Farmers gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926 general election

1926 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,60961.27%3.50%
ConservativeGeorge LeRoy Hudson1,01738.73%24.60%
Total 2,626
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 139
Eligible electors / Turnout 3,89670.97%-28.30%
United Farmers hold Swing -3.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930 general election

1930 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
%Votes
final count
±%
United FarmersJohn Russell Love1,44646.63%1,564-14.64%
IndependentErnest A. Pitman1,00532.41%1,254
LiberalStephen R. Bowerman65020.96%
Total 3,101
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 144
Eligible electors / Turnout 4,33374.89%3.92%
United Farmers hold Swing -4.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Instant-runoff voting requires a candidate to receive a plurality (greater than 50%) of the votes.
As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1935 general election

1935 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,38254.88%
LiberalPeter Milne95321.96%1.00%
United FarmersH. L. Coursier81118.69%-27.94%
ConservativeRobert Smallwood1944.47%
Total 4,340
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 5,19183.61%8.72%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 9.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1940 general election

1940 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
%Votes
final count
±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,29643.23%2,583-11.65%
IndependentN. P. Strachan1,61130.33%2,169
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth S. Tory1,03919.56%
Independent ProgressiveAlbert Lester Blue3656.87%
Total 5,311
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 189
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,20176.38%-7.23%
Social Credit hold Swing -10.01%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Instant-runoff voting requires a candidate to receive a plurality (greater than 50%) of the votes.
As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1944 general election

1944 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,93965.71%22.47%
Co-operative CommonwealthM. D. Meade1,30029.06%9.50%
Labor–ProgressiveR. Garneau2345.23%
Total 4,473
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 92
Eligible electors / Turnout 6,44870.80%-5.58%
Social Credit hold Swing 11.87%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1948 general election

1948 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,87762.58%-3.12%
Co-operative CommonwealthStewart Wright88719.30%-9.77%
LiberalJohn Alexander Kelly83318.12%
Total 4,597
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 314
Eligible electors / Turnout 6,97970.37%-0.43%
Social Credit hold Swing 3.32%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1952 general election

1952 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilliam Masson2,57858.75%-3.83%
LiberalJohn Davidson1,10525.18%7.06%
IndependentKenneth S. Tory70516.07%
Total 4,388
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 301
Eligible electors / Turnout 5,44386.15%15.78%
Social Credit hold Swing -4.86%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1952 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1955 general election

1955 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste2,63754.86%-3.89%
LiberalJohn M. Saville1,53731.97%6.79%
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Jackson57011.86%
Labor–ProgressiveE. P. Taylor631.31%
Total 4,807
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 548
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,43472.03%-14.11%
Social Credit hold Swing -5.34%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1959 general election

1959 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,46572.28%17.42%
Progressive ConservativeDonald Mills66813.93%
LiberalHenry D. Frizzell3878.07%
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Wesley Connelly2745.72%-6.14%
Total 4,794
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 10
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,28365.96%-6.07%
Social Credit hold Swing 17.73%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,46576.66%4.38%
LiberalJohn M. Saville66814.78%-6.71%
New DemocraticJohn Wesley Connelly3878.56%2.82%
Total 4,520
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 24
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,28462.38%-3.58%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,80782.83%6.17%
New DemocraticGlenn Valleau78917.17%8.61%
Total 4,596
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 38
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,30763.42%1.04%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.89%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditHenry A. Ruste3,31163.38%-19.45%
Progressive ConservativeClifford Smallwood1,36626.15%
New DemocraticGary Luciow54710.47%-6.70%
Total 5,224
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 28
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,27272.22%8.80%
Social Credit hold Swing -14.22%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart3,03959.00%32.85%
Social CreditBev Penman1,61631.37%-32.01%
New DemocraticHarold Tangen4969.63%-0.84%
Total 5,151
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 8
Eligible electors / Turnout 7,29170.76%-1.46%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -4.80%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart3,48956.47%-2.52%
Social CreditKeith Cornish2,10334.04%2.67%
New DemocraticAlan Richards5098.24%-1.39%
LiberalSultan Tejani771.25%
Total 6,178
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 8,66071.34%0.58%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.60%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,58961.78%5.31%
Western Canada ConceptBill Veitch2,14528.88%
New DemocraticWes Connelly4766.41%-1.83%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette2182.93%1.69%
Total 7,428
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 12
Eligible electors / Turnout 9,76676.18%4.84%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 5.23%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,24468.56%6.78%
New DemocraticWilly Kelch1,10617.87%11.46%
Western Canada ConceptAllen Abrassart4757.67%-21.20%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette3655.90%2.96%
Total 6,190
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 11
Eligible electors / Turnout 11,10055.86%-20.32%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer4,00967.75%-0.81%
New DemocraticWilly Kelch1,18219.98%2.11%
LiberalJoseph A. Vermette72612.27%6.37%
Total 5,917
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 19
Eligible electors / Turnout 10,80154.96%-0.91%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.46%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election

1993 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer5,29454.80%-12.96%
LiberalEvangéline Forcier1,93320.01%7.74%
Social CreditDale Trefz1,76018.22%
New DemocraticTom A. Samuel6746.98%-13.00%
Total 9,661
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,88260.93%5.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.49%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1997 general election

1997 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer6,23252.74%-2.06%
Social CreditJerry D. Barber3,34828.33%10.12%
LiberalRonald Williams1,56813.27%-6.74%
New DemocraticLilas I. Lysne6685.65%-1.32%
Total 11,816
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 29
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,75659.96%-0.97%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.19%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert A. (Butch) Fischer6,91063.62%10.88%
Alberta FirstJerry D. Barber1,39412.83%
LiberalRonald Williams1,26911.68%-1.59%
IndependentJeff Newland8687.99%
New DemocraticLilas I. Lysne4203.87%-1.79%
Total 10,861
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 16
Eligible electors / Turnout 19,29256.38%-3.58%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 13.19%
Source(s)
Source: "Wainwright Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2002 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, 2002: Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Griffiths2,92444.6
Alberta FirstJerry D. Barber1,69525.9
LiberalHorst Schreiber1,11417.0
Social CreditRobin Skitteral5197.9
New DemocraticLilas Lysne2273.5
GreenColleen Biggs731.1
Turnout 6,55233.6
2004 Alberta general election: Battle River-Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Griffiths6,40665.02%
Alberta AllianceOrest Werezak1,44214.64%
LiberalGordon Rogers1,06910.85%
New DemocraticLen Legault6166.25%
Social CreditRobin Skitteral3203.25%
Total 9,853
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 32
Eligible electors / Turnout 20,36848.53%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
2008 Alberta general election: Battle River-Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Griffiths7,96878.56%13.55%
LiberalHorst Schreiber1,26012.42%1.57%
GreenWilliam Munsey4834.76%
New DemocraticDoris Bannister4314.25%-2.00%
Total 10,142
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 129
Eligible electors / Turnout 21,06448.76%0.23%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 7.88%
Source(s)
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 368–371.
"Elections Alberta 2012 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2012 Alberta general election: Battle River-Wainwright
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDoug Griffiths7,20246.70%-31.86%
WildroseDave Nelson6,70943.51%
New DemocraticTerry Zawalski7765.03%0.78%
LiberalAmber Greenleese4693.04%-9.38%
Alberta PartyMidge Lambert2651.72%
Total 15,421
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 87
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,86359.96%11.20%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -31.47%
Source(s)

References

  1. "Doug Griffiths - 13 Ways". 13 Ways. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. Griffiths, Doug; Clemmer, Kelly (2010). 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. Frontenac House. ISBN 9781897181423.
  3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/griff13ways/ Retrieved 11/7/2017.
  4. "Griffiths resigns". Star News. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  5. Griffiths, Doug; Clemmer, Kelly (2016-12-19). 13 Ways to Kill Your Community 2nd Edition. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781460297599.
  6. "Book Doug Griffiths - 13 Ways". 13 Ways. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  7. "Events - 13 Ways". 13 Ways. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  8. "About Us - 13 Ways". 13 Ways. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  9. "Battle River-Wainwright Unofficial Results". Elections Alberta. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  10. "Wainwright By-election April 2002". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  11. "Battle River-Wainwright General Election Statement of Official Results" (PDF). Elections Alberta. November 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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