Ty Lund

Ty Lund
MLA for Rocky Mountain House
In office 1989–2012
Preceded by	John Murray Campbell
Personal details
Born	(1938-03-31) March 31, 1938 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Died	small
Resting place	small
Political party	Progressive Conservative
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Tyrone Orville Lund (born March 31, 1938) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Rocky Mountain House (now Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre) as a Progressive Conservative until his defeat in 2012.

Early life

Lund was born on March 31, 1938 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. He was educated in Alhambra, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer. Lund is a third-generation farmer on the family farm.

Political career

Lund was elected to his sixth term representing the constituency of Rocky Mountain House in the 2008 provincial election, where he received 62 per cent of the votes. He currently is the chair of the Regulatory Secretariat and deputy chair of the Legislative Offices Committee and Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee. He is also a member of the Alaska/Alberta Bilateral Council, the Council of State Governments–West: Trade and Transportation, and the Standing Committee on Energy.

Lund was first elected as a Member of the Legislature in 1989, with 60 per cent of the vote in the constituency. During his past five terms, Lund has held many positions, including five ministerial portfolios. He was first appointed as Minister of Environmental Protection in 1994, and re-appointed in 1997. In 1999, Lund became Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. He was then appointed Minister of Infrastructure in 2001. In 2004, he became Minister of Government Services. Lund held that position until April 2006, when he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, which he held until December 2006.

Prior to entering provincial politics, Lund was involved in municipal government. He served as a municipal councillor of the Municipal District of Clearwater for nine years, beginning in 1980. For the last four of those years, Lund was reeve. He was also a member of the provincial executive of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties from 1987 to 1989.

Personal life

Lund is active in his community. He has been the co-ordinator of the Civil Air Rescue Emergency Services (Canadian Air Rescue) and treasurer of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church's parish. Lund has also been a member of the Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Society, as well as of local chapters of the 4-H Club, the Kinsmen Club and the Rotary Club.

Election results

2012 Alberta general election

Turnout %

Swing

Affiliation

Candidate

Votes

%

Party

Personal

Wildrose

Joe Anglin

7,647

51.26%

Progressive Conservative

Ty Lund

6,145

41.19%

%

NDP

Doreen Broska

703

4.71%

%

Liberal

Mason Sisson

422

2.83%

%

*

Total

'

100%

Rejected Ballots

'

Eligible Electors

Swing %

2008 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 44.7%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	6,192	62%	Liberal	Norm McDougall	851	9%	Wildrose Alliance	Fanie Van Heerden	747	7%
	Green	Jennifer Ripley	699	7%	NDP	Jorge Sousa	279	3%	Social Credit	Wilf Tricker	638	6%	Separation Party	Bruce Hutton	120	1%
2004 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 47.7%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	5,773	56.3%	Liberal	Susan M. Scott	1,266	12.4%	Alberta Alliance	Ed Wilhite	807	7.9%	NDP	Anthony Jones	300	2.9%	Social Credit	Lavern J. Ahlstrom	1,265	12.3%
	Green	Jennifer Isaac	335	3.3%	Separation Party	Bruce Hutton	503	4.9%
2001 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 55.5%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	7,820	70%	Liberal	Wijnand Horemans	1,171	11%	NDP	Doug MacAngus	408	4%	Social Credit	Lavern J. Ahlstrom	1,705	15%
1997 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 55.4%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	5,610	54.8%	Liberal	Roxanne Prior	880	8.6%	NDP	Christine McMeckan	481	4.7%	Social Credit	Lavern Ahlstrom	3,264	31.9%
1993 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 61.9%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	5,192	55.8%	Liberal	Roxanne Prior	1,181	12.7%	NDP	Drew Ludington	604	6.5%	Social Credit	Lavern Ahstrom	2,330	25.0%
1989 Alberta general election results ( Rocky Mountain House )			Turnout 53.7%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Progressive Conservative	Ty Lund	4,392	59.8%	Liberal	Bob Paston	1,224	16.7%	NDP	Dolly Brown	1,727	23.5%