Rick Fraser (politician)
Richard Glenn Fraser ECA (born February 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-South East.[1][2]
The Honourable Rick Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-South East | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Matt Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1972 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Alberta Party (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2017) United Conservative Party (2017) Independent (2017–2018) |
| Alma mater | Lakeland College |
| Occupation | Paramedic, former hockey player |
Elected as a Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA in 2012, Fraser was sworn into the Redford cabinet in 2013 as Minister of Public Safety.[3]
Fraser initially joined the rest of the PC caucus in its merger with the Wildrose Party to form the United Conservative Party in 2017. He left the caucus on September 21, 2017, to sit as an Independent due to his dissatisfaction with the party's leadership contest and the emphasis put by candidates on spending cuts and austerity.[4]
Fraser registered his candidacy for the leadership of the Alberta Party on December 30, 2017. He officially announced his candidacy on January 9, 2018,[5] and also joined the Alberta Party caucus.[6]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Matt Jones | 12,860 | 61.21% | -0.48% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Eddy | 3,983 | 18.96% | -12.23% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Rick Fraser | 3,810 | 18.13% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Leila Keith | 224 | 1.07% | -4.46% | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Richard Fontaine | 134 | 0.64% | – | ||||
| Total | 21,011 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 47 | 66 | 5 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,578 | 71.21% | 20.63% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | 20.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "24 - Calgary-South East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. UCP change is based on combination of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose results from the 2015 Alberta general election. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Fraser | 7,663 | 32.48% | -16.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mirical MacDonald | 7,358 | 31.19% | 27.92% | ||||
| Wildrose | Brandon Lunty | 6,892 | 29.21% | -13.87% | ||||
| Liberal | Gladwin Gill | 1,304 | 5.53% | 0.41% | ||||
| Green | Jordan Mac Isaac | 374 | 1.59% | – | ||||
| Total | 23,591 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 103 | 52 | 15 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 46,871 | 50.58% | 2.72% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -2.08% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Fraser | 7,161 | 48.53% | – | ||||
| Wildrose | Bill Jarvis | 6,357 | 43.08% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Brad Carroll | 755 | 5.12% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Marta Warszynski | 483 | 3.27% | – | ||||
| Total | 14,756 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 37 | 38 | 4 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,914 | 47.87% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- "Edmonton Journal - Provincial Election Map". www.edmontonjournal.com. 2012-01-19.
- "Alberta Cabinet swearing-in ceremony - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- Wood, James (21 September 2017). "Rick Fraser, southeast Calgary MLA, leaves United Conservative caucus - Calgary Herald".
- Bellefontaine, Michelle (January 8, 2018). "Calgary MLA Rick Fraser registers as Alberta Party leadership candidate". CBC News.
- "MLA Rick Fraser joins Alberta Party, launches bid to be leader" – via The Globe and Mail.
