Mark Smith (Canadian politician)
Mark Smith | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Drayton Valley-Devon | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Diana McQueen |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Boitchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–2017) |
| Residence(s) | Drayton Valley, Alberta |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Mark Smith (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Drayton Valley-Devon.[1]
Prior to the 2019 Alberta general election, Smith came under fire for apparent homophobic comments made in a 2013 sermon. Although he could not recall or confirm making any commentary, Smith publicly apologized and stated that "our leader and our party have been clear: it doesn't matter who you love or how you worship, all are welcome in our party" (Smith).[citation needed]
Smith stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election. His seat was retained by Andrew Boitchenko from the UCP.[2]
Electoral history[edit]
2019 general election[edit]
| 2019 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Mark Smith | 18,092 | 71.12 | +6.08† | ||||
| New Democratic | Kieran Quirke | 4,233 | 16.64 | -13.25 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Gail Upton | 1,634 | 6.42 | +4.13 | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Steve Goodman | 624 | 2.45 | – | ||||
| Alberta Advantage | Mark Gregor | 298 | 1.17 | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Les Marks | 233 | 0.92 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald Brochu | 217 | 0.85 | -0.48 | ||||
| Independent | Carol Nordlund-Kinsey | 106 | 0.42 | – | ||||
| Total | 25,437 | 99.14 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 220 | 0.86 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,657 | 74.25 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,554 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +9.66 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "2019 Election Results - 58 - Drayton Valley-Devon". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 7 June 2020. †From combined Wildrose and Progressive Conservative redistributed results in the 2015 general election | ||||||||
2015 general election[edit]
| 2015 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Mark Smith | 6,284 | 37.02% | -1.35% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Diana McQueen | 5,182 | 30.53% | -21.12% | ||||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 4,816 | 28.37% | 22.21% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Connie Jensen | 416 | 2.45% | – | ||||
| Green | Jennifer R Roach | 276 | 1.63% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,974 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 34 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,733 | 57.20% | 1.56% | |||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -3.39% | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Riding results: Drayton Valley-Devon". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Drayton Valley-Devon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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