Devin Dreeshen
Devin Dreeshen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | |
| Assumed office July 12, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Don MacIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Relations | Earl Dreeshen (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Devin Dreeshen is a politician in Alberta, Canada, currently serving as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.
Political career
Dreeshen was a policy advisor to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz from 2008 to 2015. Between February and November of 2016 he worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.[1] He won the United Conservative nomination for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in 2018, and won the ensuing by-election.
Personal life
Dreeshen was a farmer near Pine Lake. He is the son of Canadian MP, Earl Dreeshen.[2]
Electoral results
| Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake upon the resignation of Don MacIntyre on February 2, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Devin Dreeshen | 8,029 | 81.67 | +10.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Mooney | 915 | 9.31 | -13.83 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Abigail Douglass | 731 | 7.44 | +1.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Nicolaas Jansen | 93 | 0.95 | — | ||||
| Independent | David Inscho | 63 | 0.64 | — | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,831 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 37 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,868 | 31.22 | -24.27 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,604 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +12.41 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Krugel, Lauren (2018-07-13). "Alberta's Jason Kenney sees advantage to new member's history with Donald Trump". Global News. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ McDermott, Vincent (2018-07-13). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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