Doug Faulkner

Doug Faulkner is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta from 1997 to 2004.[1]

Doug Faulkner
Mayor of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
In office
1997–2004
Preceded byGuy Boutilier
Succeeded byMelissa Blake
Personal details
BornScotland
Residence(s)Fort McMurray, Alberta

Born in Scotland and raised in Bishops Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Faulkner worked in the materials and services department for Syncrude prior to his election as mayor.[2]

Faulkner has also run for federal and provincial office. He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in Athabasca in the 2000 election, but switched his affiliation to the Liberal Party in the 2004 election following the merger of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance into the contemporary Conservative Party. In the 2012 provincial election in Alberta, he ran as a Wildrose Party candidate in the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Conklin.

Electoral record
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceDavid Chatters18,77554.45-0.16$34,623
LiberalHarold Cardinal9,79328.40-1.62$66,236
Progressive ConservativeDoug Faulkner4,22412.25+3.10$26,660
New DemocraticAlysia Erickson8722.52-2.17
MarijuanaReginald Normore4691.36–
GreenHarvey Alex Scott3451.00-0.50$194
Total valid votes 34,478100.00
Total rejected ballots 1040.30+0.03
Turnout 34,58256.28+6.86
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBrian Jean17,94260.3-6.40$84,096
LiberalDoug Faulkner7,15824.05-4.35$52,713
New DemocraticRobert Cree3,11510.46+7.94$4,942
GreenIan Hopfe1,5425.18+4.18$112
Total valid votes 29,757100.00
Total rejected ballots 1120.37+0.07
Turnout 29,86947.85-8.43
2012 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray-Conklin
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDon Scott2,58848.95
WildroseDoug Faulkner2,12340.16
New DemocraticPaul Pomerleau4197.93
LiberalTed Remenda1572.97
Total valid votes 5,28799.17
Rejected, spoiled and declined 440.83
Turnout 5,33136.30
Eligible electors 14,686
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". officialresults.elections.ab.ca/. Retrieved 2021-12-27.

References
  1. "Former mayor Faulkner runs for Wildrose" Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. mymcmurray.com, January 12, 2012.
  2. "Candidate profile: Doug Faulkner, Wildrose" Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Fort McMurray Today, April 12, 2012.


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