Brian Malkinson
Brian Malkinson | |
|---|---|
 Malkinson in May 2015 | |
| MLA for Calgary-Currie | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Cusanelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Heavy equipment salesman |
Brian Lawrence Malkinson (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Currie.[1][2]
He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
Mr. Malkinson is originally from British Columbia. He obtained a degree in science from Simon Fraser University, where he was, for a time, the president of the Interactive Arts and Technology Student Union.
He is employed in the heavy-equipment industry as a salesman at a heavy-duty engine supplier since making a career change from working as a designer/analyst for Internet start-ups.
Mr. Malkinson currently resides in Calgary, where he enjoys car restoration, music, art and recreational sports. [3]
Electoral history
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-North West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandra Jansen | 7,683 | 51.76% | |||||
| Wildrose | Chris Challis | 5,454 | 36.74% | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Prcic | 992 | 6.68% | |||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 471 | 3.17% | |||||
| Evergreen | Bryan Hunt | 140 | 0.94% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Troy Millington | 103 | 0.69% | |||||
| Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West Resignation of Ken Hughes on September 26, 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 4,836 | 44.29 | −5.56 | ||||
| Wildrose | Sheila Taylor | 4,530 | 41.58 | +4.25 | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 927 | 8.51 | +1.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 337 | 3.09 | +0.08 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Troy Millington | 264 | 2.42 | +1.45 | ||||
| Total | 10,894 | — | — | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,541 | 35.73 | — | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | − | ||||||
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 7,387 | 39.82% | 34.37% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Christine Cusanelli | 4,577 | 24.67% | -20.29% | ||||
| Wildrose | Terry Devries | 3,769 | 20.31% | -8.57% | ||||
| Liberal | Shelley Wark-Martyn | 1,441 | 7.77% | -8.32% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Tony Norman | 1,006 | 5.42% | 2.17% | ||||
| Green | Nelson Berlin | 373 | 2.01% | 0.65% | ||||
| Total | 18,553 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 82 | 48 | 7 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 37,342 | 49.92% | -4.56% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -0.47% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "07 - Calgary-Currie, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
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