David Dorward
| David Dorward | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar | |
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In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Marlin Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 22, 1952 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
David Cameron Dorward[1] (born January 22, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar.[2] He was born in Edmonton.[3]
Political career
Dorward ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 2010 Edmonton municipal election. He finished in second place and was defeated by Stephen Mandel.
Two years later Dorward ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar as a Progressive Conservative candidate. He defeated five other candidates to win the seat for his party, before being defeated by the NDP's Marlin Schmidt.
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election[4] | Turnout % | Swing | |||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | ||
| Progressive Conservative | David Dorward | 6,689 | 33% | ||||
| NDP | Marlin Schmidt | 5,809 | 29% | % | % | ||
| Liberal | Josipa Petrunic | 4,072 | 20% | ||||
| Wildrose | Linda Carlson | 3,175 | 16% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Dennis O’Neill | 344 | 2% | ||||
| Evergreen | David Parker | 201 | 1% | % | * | ||
| Total | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | % | ||||||
References
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