Doug Schweitzer
Douglas Edward Schweitzer[2] (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Elbow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the United Conservative Party.[3] On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to be the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta in the Executive Council of Alberta, and held that role until August 25, 2020 when he was shuffled to the new ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. After announcing his intention not to run for re-election in May 2023, Schweitzer resigned as Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation and announced he would be resigning his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on August 5, 2022.[4] Schweitzer ran unsuccessfully for the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.[5] On September 7, 2022, Schweitzer announced he had joined Deloitte as a senior advisor.[6] In the 2023 Alberta general election, his former seat was taken by Samir Kayande from the NDP. The first time the party had won Calgary Elbow.[7][8]
The Honourable Doug Schweitzer | |
|---|---|
 Schweitzer in 2017 | |
| Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation | |
| In office August 25, 2020 – August 5, 2022 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Tanya Fir |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Fir |
| Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta | |
| In office April 30, 2019 – August 25, 2020 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Ganley |
| Succeeded by | Kaycee Madu |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow | |
| In office April 16, 2019 – August 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Clark |
| Succeeded by | Samir Kayande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[1] Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Electoral history
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Doug Schweitzer | 10,951 | 44.34 | +5.03 | $309,597 | |||
| Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 7,542 | 30.54 | -9.73 | $70,288 | |||
| New Democratic | Janet Eremenko | 5,796 | 23.47 | +7.17 | $44,092 | |||
| Liberal | Robin Mackintosh | 275 | 1.11 | -2.61 | $500 | |||
| Green | Quinn Rupert | 132 | 0.53 | +0.45 | $500 | |||
| Total | 24,696 | 98.36 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 413 | 1.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,109 | 71.88 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,934 | |||||||
| United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | +7.38 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9][10][11] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
Winnipeg Centre
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Pat Martin | 12,149 | 45.4 | +4.1 | $51,914 | |||
| Liberal | David Northcott | 9,285 | 34.7 | +0.6 | $67,134 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Eng | 3,631 | 13.6 | -8.0 | $7,572 | |||
| Green | Robin (Pilar) Faye | 1,151 | 4.3 | +1.7 | $2,087 | |||
| Marijuana | John M. Siedleski | 346 | 1.3 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Anna-Celestrya Carr | 114 | 0.4 | -0.1 | $654 | |||
| Independent | Douglas Edward Schweitzer | 92 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,768 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,956 | 45.1 | ||||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
References
- Tait, Carrie (June 2017). "Doug Schweitzer enters race to lead Alberta's United Conservative Party". The Globe and Mail.
- "Voter Information Service - Past results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- "Alberta Election: Calgary-Elbow results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- The Canadian Press (August 5, 2022). "Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, will resign seat soon". CBC News.
- "Alberta's new minister of justice well suited to role, say peers | Canadian Lawyer".
- "Former Alberta innovation minister Doug Schweitzer joins Deloitte as senior advisor". 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- von Scheel, Elise (October 24, 2022). "Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power". CBC News.
- "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Elbow | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 35–38. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
