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Greg Weadick
Greg Weadick
	Greg Weadick in 2011
MLA for Lethbridge-West
	In office; March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Clint Dunford
Succeeded by	Shannon Phillips
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1954 (age 70); Fergus, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Joanne
Children	Josh and Lauren
Residence	Lethbridge, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Lethbridge

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Gregory William Weadick (born February 7, 1954) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Lethbridge-West as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Weadick has deep roots in his community as a fourth-generation Lethbridgian. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Lethbridge in 1976, before beginning his career as a certified irrigation design consultant. Weadick has been successful in small business, and is co-owner of Yardworks & Tileworks and president of Frontier Irrigation Inc. He was the founding president of Lethbridge Youth Services and 5th-on-5th Youth Services.^[1]

Political career

Weadick won his provincial seat in Lethbridge-West in 2008, where he received 44 percent of the vote.^[2] He chairs the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy and is a member of the Special Standing Committee on Members Services and the Standing Committee on the Economy.

Weadick was called by Ed Stelmach to serve in the Cabinet as Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. As a Cabinet member, he played a leading role in implementing the Stelmach agenda.

Before entering provincial politics, Weadick was active in municipal government. He served as a city councillor in Lethbridge for nine years, starting in 1991. He was instrumental behind the "pay as you go" budget-balancing strategy. During this time, Weadick participated in Provincial Task Forces on police funding and air transportation.

In 1997, Weadick ran unsuccessfully for the former federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the Lethbridge electoral district.

Personal life

Weadick lives in Lethbridge with his wife, Joanne. Their two children, Josh and Lauren, attend the University of Lethbridge.

Weadick is one of the founders of the Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival, founding president of the Lethbridge Youth Foundation and 5th on 5th Youth Services. He spent several years as director of the Lethbridge and District Chamber of Commerce and is a Rotarian.^[1]

Election results

v t e 2008 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Weadick	5,002	43.68	+3.84
	Liberal	Bal Boora	4,022	35.13	+2.35
	New Democratic	James Moore	1,179	10.30	-1.96
	Wildrose	Matt Fox	855	7.47	-2.83
	Greens	Brennan Tilley	392	3.42	-0.06
Total votes			11,450
Rejected, spoiled and declined			47
Eligible electors / turnout			33,934	33.88	-11.68
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.75
Source(s) The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 472–475.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Weadick	5,810	36.66	-7.02
	New Democratic	Shannon Phillips	4,746	29.95	+19.65
	Wildrose	Kevin Kinahan	4,235	26.72	+19.25
	Liberal	Bal Boora	881	5.56	-29.57
	Alberta Party	David Walters	177	1.11	–
Total valid votes			15,849	98.97
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			165	1.03
Registered electors / turnout			29,267	54.72	+20.84
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-13.34
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results - Lethbridge-West".

2015 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Shannon Phillips	11,284	59.5%
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Weadick	3,984	21.9%
	Wildrose	Ron Bain	3,071	16.2%
	Liberal	Sheila Pyne	639	3.4%

References

^ ^a ^b "Weadick's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".
^ "Alberta 2008 provincial election results, Lethbridge-West". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[leg_bio-1] "Weadick's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".

[2] "Alberta 2008 provincial election results, Lethbridge-West". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 ==Political career==
-Weadick won his provincial seat in [[Lethbridge-West]] in 2008, where he received 44 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.ab.ca/65.htm|title=Alberta 2008 provincial election results, Lethbridge-West|accessdate=2008-09-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He chairs the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy and is a member of the Special Standing Committee on Members Services and the Standing Committee on the Economy.
+Weadick won his provincial seat in [[Lethbridge-West]] in 2008, where he received 44 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.ab.ca/65.htm |title=Alberta 2008 provincial election results, Lethbridge-West |accessdate=2008-09-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090301034132/http://results.elections.ab.ca:80/65.htm |archivedate=March 1, 2009 }}</ref> He chairs the Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy and is a member of the Special Standing Committee on Members Services and the Standing Committee on the Economy.
 Weadick was called by Ed Stelmach to serve in the Cabinet as Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. As a Cabinet member, he played a leading role in implementing the Stelmach agenda.