Edwin Erickson (Alberta politician)
Edwin Erickson is a Canadian politician from Drayton Valley, 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 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Calmar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Abbott | 5,225 | 59.30% | -9.09% | ||||
| Greens | Edwin Erickson | 929 | 10.54% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Higgerty | 890 | 10.10% | -9.77% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Viona Cunningham | 766 | 8.69% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Lynn Oberle | 642 | 7.29% | 2.05% | ||||
| Social Credit | Thomas Cliff | 243 | 2.76% | – | ||||
| Independent | Elmer Knopp | 116 | 1.32% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,811 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 49 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 19,214 | 46.11% | -14.90% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.12% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Drayton Valley-Calmar Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2008 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Calmar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Diana McQueen | 5,931 | 58.74% | -0.56% | ||||
| Green | Edwin Erickson | 1,877 | 18.59% | – | ||||
| Wildrose | Dean Schmale | 1,053 | 10.43% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Norma Block | 846 | 8.38% | -1.72% | ||||
| New Democratic | Luann Bannister | 390 | 3.86% | -3.42% | ||||
| Total | 10,097 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 31 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 20,923 | 48.41% | 2.29% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.30% | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- "Leader of the Alberta Party". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- "Drayton Valley-Calmar Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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