Richard Gotfried
| Richard Gotfried | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek | |
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Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Heather Forsyth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 18, 1958 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Business Executive - Aviation/Construction |
Richard Stanley Gotfried (born September 18, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek.[1] He won the riding with a majority of 136. His seat was formerly held by Heather Forsyth, who had served as the Leader of the Opposition before retiring from politics after the 2015 election was called.
Electoral history
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Gotfried | 6,200 | 32.95 | -10.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jill Moreton | 6,064 | 32.22 | +27.10 | ||||
| Wildrose | Blaine Maller | 5,560 | 29.54 | -14.40 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Allison Wemyss | 847 | 4.50 | |||||
| Social Credit | Martin Owen | 148 | 0.79 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Wildrose | Swing | +1.81 | ||||||
References
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