Peter Guthrie (politician)
Peter Guthrie ECA MLA (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Airdrie-Cochrane in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2][3][4] Peter Guthrie was born in Brockville, Ontario, while he lived out most of his life in Alberta. Guthrie has owned two businesses: Dumaresq Brothers Ranch in Consort, Alberta, and a Mr. Lube franchise in Calgary.
The Honourable Peter Guthrie | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Nathan Neudorf |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Airdrie-Cochrane | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence | Cochrane, Alberta |
Political career
After being elected in the 2019 Alberta general election, Peter Guthrie served as a private member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta until October 24, 2022, when he was named Minister of Energy, by Premier Danielle Smith.[5] He was also named to the Treasury Board.[6]
As Minister of Energy, Guthrie issued a ministerial order that called on the Alberta Energy Regulator to require oil and gas companies to pay taxes owed to municipalities before approving licence transfers or new licences. Under the ministerial order, companies will have to confirm that their unpaid municipal taxes across the province do not exceed the maximum threshold allowed or that they have a repayment agreement in place whenever they apply for new licences or for licence transfers because they’re seeking to sell their assets.[7]
Personal life
Peter Guthrie lives in Cochrane, Alberta with his wife and two children.[8]
Electoral history
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Airdrie-Cochrane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Peter Guthrie | 18,074 | 60.10 | -5.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shaun Fluker | 11,223 | 37.32 | +12.08 | ||||
| Green | Michelle Overwater Giles | 393 | 1.31 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Michael Andrusco | 199 | 0.66 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Ron Voss | 183 | 0.61 | – | ||||
| Total | 30,072 | 99.30 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 213 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,285 | 66.37 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 45,633 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -8.98 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Airdrie-Cochrane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Peter Guthrie | 18,777 | 65.99% | -1.70% | $57,030 | |||
| New Democratic | Steve Durrell | 7,183 | 25.24% | -4.34% | $12,497 | |||
| Alberta Party | Vern Raincock | 1,818 | 6.39% | – | $785 | |||
| Alberta Independence | Danielle Cameron | 345 | 1.21% | – | $1,640 | |||
| Freedom Conservative | Matthew Joseph Morrisey | 331 | 1.16% | – | $2,025 | |||
| Total | 28,454 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 87 | 62 | 13 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 38,568 | 74.04% | – | |||||
| United Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta [10][11][12] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
References
- "Guthrie gets to work on constituency interests".
- "Alberta election: Airdrie-Cochrane results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "CochraneNow".
- "Peter Guthrie Wins Airdrie-Cochrane UCP Nomination".
- "Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie named Minister of Energy". CochraneToday.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- "Local MLA Peter Guthrie named Alberta Energy Minister". DiscoverAirdrie. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- "Alberta requiring oil and gas companies to pay municipal taxes before getting new licences | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- "Minister of Energy". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- "47 - Airdrie-Cochrane". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- "47 - Airdrie-Cochrane, 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. 184–191. 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.
