Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician)
Nathan Cooper | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Rowe |
| Leader of the Opposition in Alberta | |
| In office July 24, 2017 – October 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Jean |
| Succeeded by | Jason Nixon |
| Leader of the United Conservative Party Interim | |
| In office July 24, 2017 – October 28, 2017 | |
| Deputy | Mike Ellis |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jason Kenney |
| Carstairs Municipal Councillor | |
| In office October 18, 2010 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Marty Ratz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) York, Ontario, Canada (now part of Toronto) |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (until 2017) |
| Residence | Olds, Alberta |
Nathan Matthew Cooper (born 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.[1] Cooper was a municipal councillor in Carstairs, Alberta prior to being elected to the Legislative Assembly. Cooper also served as Chief of Staff to the Wildrose Official Opposition caucus.[2][3]
On July 24, 2017 Cooper was elected interim leader of the new United Conservative Party caucus, becoming the Leader of the Opposition in that process. On 28 October 2017, Cooper's tenure as UCP interim leader ended when Jason Kenney was elected United Conservative party leader.
Electoral history
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Wildrose | Nathan Cooper | 10,692 | 53.4% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wade Bearchell | 5,274 | 26.3% | |||||
| New Democratic | Glenn Norman | 3,366 | 16.8% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Jim Adamchick | 685 | 3.4% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,017 | |||||||
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