Len Skowronski

Leonard "Len" Skowronski (born c. 1941)[1] is a politician who was the leader of the provincial Social Credit Party in Alberta, Canada, between 2007 and 2016. He was elected at a leadership convention held on November 3, 2007 in Red Deer to replace Lavern Ahlstrom who resigned.

Skowronski lives in Calgary, and ran as a candidate in the 2004 Alberta election as a Social Credit candidate in Calgary Varsity. He was defeated, finishing last in a field of six candidates. He contested the 2008 election in the electoral district of Calgary-Bow and again finished last in a field of six.[2] He contested the 2009 by-election in Calgary-Glenmore, placing sixth out of seven candidates, and receiving 28 votes more than the independent candidate who placed seventh.

In 2016, Skowronski denounced the "invalid takeover" of the party by anti-abortion activists leading to his replacement as party leader by Jeremy Fraser.[3]

Electoral record
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Hawkwood
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMichael Connolly7,44336.35%31.63%
Progressive ConservativeJason Luan6,37831.15%-15.95%
WildroseJae Shim4,44821.72%-14.68%
Alberta PartyBeth Barberree9254.52%3.26%
LiberalHarbaksh Singh Sekhon7363.59%-4.86%
GreenPolly Knowlton Cockett4552.22%1.19%
Social CreditLen Skowronski900.44%-0.09%
Total 20,475––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 68––
Eligible electors / turnout 33,52361.28%3.50%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -2.75%
Source(s)
Source: "15 - Calgary-Hawkwood Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References
  1. "The Leaders". www.canada.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Social Credit Leaders bio". Alberta Social Credit Party. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  3. "Anti-Abortion activists stage an "invalid takeover" of Alberta's Social Credit Party | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-23.


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