Edwin Erickson (Alberta politician)
Edwin Erickson is a Canadian politician from Calgary, Alberta. He was the leader of the Alberta Party from January to October 2010.[1] He has been active in Alberta politics since 2004. Prior to joining the Alberta Party, he served as the Deputy Leader of the Alberta Green Party and placed second as the Green Party candidate in Drayton-Valley Calmar in the 2004 and 2008 provincial elections.[2] Outside politics he enjoys reading, writing, music, history, languages, skiing, curling, nature, and rural living. He has two grown children in Edmonton and Wetaskiwin and three grandchildren.
Electoral record
2004 general election
| Drayton Valley-Calmar results[2] | Turnout 46.21% | |||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |
Progressive Conservative | Tony Abbott | 5,225 | 59.30% | |||||||||
| Green | Edwin Erickson | 929 | 10.54% | Liberal | Laura Higgerty | 890 | 10.10% | |||||||||
| Alberta Alliance | Viona Cunningham | 766 | 8.69% | NDP | Lynn Oberle | 642 | 7.29% | Social Credit | Thomas Cliff | 243 | 2.76% | Independent | Elmer Knopp | 116 | 1.32% | |
| Total | 8,811 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| Rejected Ballots | 68 | |||||||||||||||
2008 general election
| Drayton Valley-Calmar results | Turnout 51.7% | |||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |
Progressive Conservative | Diana McQueen | 5,979 | 58.4% | |||||
| Green | Edwin Erickson | 1,970 | 19.3% | |||||||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Dean Schmale | 1,042 | 10.2% | Liberal | Norma Block | 847 | 8.3% | NDP | Luanne Bannister | 386 | 3.8% | |
| Total | 10,224 | 100% | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Leader of the Alberta Party
- ^ a b "Drayton Valley-Calmar Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-08.