Earl Dreeshen
Earl Dreeshen | |
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.jpg) Earl Dreeshen in 2016 | |
| Member of Parliament for Red Deer—Mountain View Red Deer (2008-2015) | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1953 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Devin Dreeshen (son) |
| Profession | Farmer |
Earl Dreeshen MP (born July 9, 1953 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party.
Political career
Dreeshen was initially elected to represent the electoral district of Red Deer in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and re-elected with an increased majority in 2011. Red Deer was split almost in half ahead of the 2015 election, and Dreeshen opted to run in Red Deer—Mountain View—essentially the southern half of his old riding. He won easily[citation needed].
Personal life
Prior to becoming an MP he was a farmer and a teacher. His son Devin Dreeshen is MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Red Deer-Mountain View | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Earl Dreeshen | 46,245 | 74.3 | -5.07 | – | |||
| Liberal | Chandra Lescia Kastern | 8,356 | 13.4 | +9.86 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Harris | 5,233 | 8.4 | -3.51 | – | |||
| Green | Simon Oleny | 1,621 | 2.6 | -2.44 | – | |||
| Libertarian | James Walper | 445 | 0.7 | – | – | |||
| Pirate | Scott Milne | 312 | 0.5 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,212 | 100.0 | $223,075.30 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,347 | 71.8 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,737 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -7.47 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Red Deer | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Earl Dreeshen | 37,959 | 75.93 | +2.70 | $63,247 | |||
| New Democratic | Stuart Somerville | 7,566 | 15.13 | +4.03 | $1 | |||
| Green | Mason Sisson | 2,551 | 5.10 | -4.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Lineker | 1,918 | 3.84 | -2.47 | $3,784 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,994 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.24 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,113 | 54.01 | +4.14 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,792 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Red Deer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Earl Dreeshen | 33,226 | 73.23 | -2.51 | $53,804 | |||
| New Democratic | Stuart Somerville | 5,040 | 11.10 | +1.17 | $1,774 | |||
| Green | Evan Bedford | 4,239 | 9.34 | +4.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Garfield Marks | 2,863 | 6.31 | -2.84 | $7,450 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,368 | 100.00 | $92,848 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.26 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,486 | 49.87 | -14.86 | |||||
References
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