Cory Morgan (blogger)

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Cory Morgan
Leader of Independence Party of Alberta
In office
2000–2001
Succeeded byDave Bjorkman
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Political partyIndependence Party of Alberta (2000–2001)
Other political
affiliations		Separation Party of Alberta (2004)
Alberta Alliance (2006)
Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta (2008)
Libertarian Party of Canada (2015)
Residence(s)Priddis, Alberta
Alma materSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology
OccupationColumnist, blogger, activist

Cory Morgan (born in 1971) is a Canadian blogger, Alberta independence politician and activist, and columnist for the Western Standard.[1] He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 2000. He was also a founding member of the Wildrose Party.

Biography[edit]

Morgan was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, raised in Banff, Alberta, and later lived in Priddis, Alberta.[2] He is a survey consultant in the field of energy exploration, particularly oil field surveying.[2][3] He is also a blogger, with a focus on individual rights, particularly property rights.[2] He is a Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard.[4]

He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 1233.[5][6] In 2001, he ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Banff-Cochrane.[7]

Following the dissolution of the AIP at the end of 2000, Morgan joined the Separation Party of Alberta. He was the SPA's candidate in Highwood in the provincial election of 2004. Morgan later joined the Alberta Alliance in 2006.

He was a founding member of the Wildrose Party.[2] He served in the provincial executive positions of VP Policy and Southern zone director.[2] He was a candidate for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta, in the constituency of Calgary Mountain View in the Alberta general election of 2008, finishing in third place with 887 votes.[2]

On November 6, 2011, Morgan drove his pickup truck into the Occupy Calgary camp at Olympic Plaza park. Morgan refused to leave his truck until police removed him, was fined $200 and towed.[8] His purpose was part of a counter-protest against Occupy Calgary and a bid to highlight what he felt was unequal enforcement of city bylaws with respect to the Occupy camp and the public at large.[9]

Morgan ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a Libertarian in Foothills, finishing in fifth-place with 424 votes.[10][3]

Following the 2019 Canadian federal election, Morgan returned to his Western separatist roots, calling on his supporters to join him.[11]

Electoral history[edit]

2001 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Janis Tarchuk 9,418 70.2 9.1
Liberal Norman Kent 2,147 16.0 -10.0
New Democratic Cathy Harrop 1,311 9.8 3.4
Independent Cory Morgan 538 4.0 –
Total 13,414 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 27,228 49.5 -0.4
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 10.0
Source(s)
Source: "Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2004 Alberta general election: Highwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Groeneveld 6,737 63.6% −16.3%
Liberal Lori Czerwinski 1,846 17.4% 5.4%
Alberta Alliance Brian Wickhorst 731 6.9%
Green Sheelagh Matthews 547 5.2% 1.7%
New Democratic Catherine Costen 433 4.1% −0.6%
Separation Cory Morgan 300 2.8%
Total 10,594
Rejected, spoiled and declined 81
Eligible electors / turnout 23,519 45.4%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −10.9%
Source: "Highwood Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
2008 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Swann 7,086 51.5% -1.8%
Progressive Conservative Leah Lawrence 4,252 30.9% 0.5%
Wildrose Alliance Cory Morgan 892 6.5% 2.1%
Green Juliet Burgess 865 6.3% -0.3%
New Democratic John Donovan 661 4.8% -0.5%
Total 13,756 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 45 33 8
Eligible electors / turnout 33,311 41.5% -8.1%
Liberal hold Swing -1.1%
Source(s)
Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly. pp. 238–241. ISSN 1483-1171. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative John Barlow 46,166 75.7 -2.1 $66,508
Liberal Tanya MacPherson 8,149 13.4 +9.8 $3,837
New Democratic Alison Thompson 3,919 6.4 -3.7 $9,097
Green Romy Tittel 1,983 3.3 -1.5 $16,307
Libertarian Cory Morgan 424 0.7 – –
Christian Heritage Marc Slingerland 345 0.6 – $9,192
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,986 100   $237,098
Total rejected ballots 141 0.2 –
Turnout 61,127 74.2 –
Eligible voters 82,380
Conservative hold Swing -6.0
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morgan, Cory. "Cory Morgan". Western Standard. Archived from the original on 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Meet Cory Morgan – Libertarian Party Candidate – 2015 Federal Election". Gateway Gazette. October 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Libertarian Party declares Foothills candidate for federal election". Fort Macleod Gazette. January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Morgan, Cory (March 19, 2023). "MORGAN: Alberta's fake recall legislation is an embarrassment". Western Standard.
  5. ^ "Separatists gather in Red Deer to form new party," CBC News, January 21, 2001.
  6. ^ Edward Greenspon (January 25, 2001). "The bottom line: The West wants in, not out". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ^ 2001 Alberta Elections summary
  8. ^ Schneider, Katie (November 6, 2011). "Bylaw ticket issued to Occupy Calgary opponent". Sun News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  9. ^ Markusoff, Jason; Myers, Sean (November 6, 2011). "Counter-protester Cory Morgan and his truck last just hours before getting ticketed, towed". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  10. ^ Jones-Thibodeau, Tanya (2015). "Meet Cory Morgan – Libertarian Party Candidate – 2015 Federal Election". Gateway Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  11. ^ Morgan, Cory (2019-10-22). "Canada is broken Let's finish the job". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  12. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page web". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

External links[edit]

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