Chris Nielsen (politician)

Christian Nielsen (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the provincial riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote.[1] Within the Legislature, Nielsen serves on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.[2]

Chris Nielsen

MLA
Nielsen in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Decore
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byJanice Sarich
Personal details
BornApril 1967 (age 53)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta
OccupationShipper, Warehouseman

Background

Nielsen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, before moving to Edmonton in 1982 with his family. He was educated at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where he attended from 1986 to 1988. After his education, Nielsen held jobs in the industrial sector, and was a shipping receiver at a Lucerne Foods icecream plant prior to being elected as an MLA.[2][3]

Electoral history

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChris Nielsen8,78947.5%-20.41%
United ConservativeKaren Principe7,37139.9%+13.23%
Alberta PartyAli Haymour2,02711.0%--
 IndependenceVirginia Bruneau3011.6%--
Total valid votes 18,488
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1089227
Registered electors 33,398
Turnout 55.8%
New Democratic hold Swing -20.41%
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChris Nielsen10,53167.91+47.76
Progressive ConservativeJanice Sarich2,84718.36-24.00
WildroseDean Miller1,2898.31-13.24
LiberalBradley Whalen6914.46-11.48
GreenTrey Capnerhurst1500.97
Total valid votes 15,508
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 105
Eligible electors / Turnout 32,51848.01+0.48
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +35.88
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Decore". Retrieved July 16, 2018.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Elected Members - Mr. Chris Nielsen (ND)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ANDREA SANDS, ALEXANDRA ZABJEK AND ELISE STOLTE (5 May 2015). "Meet Edmonton's new MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


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