Dave Hanson (politician)

David Bradley Hanson is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was first elected in the 2015 election, to the 29th Alberta Legislature, for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, where he held the seat for the Wildrose Party after incumbent MLA Shayne Saskiw did not seek re-election.[1][2]

For the British politician with a similar name, see David Hanson (politician).
Dave Hanson

MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (2015–2019)
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byShayne Saskiw
Personal details
Born
David Bradley Hansen

1960/1961 (age 59–60)
Two Hills, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2015–17)
OccupationOilfield consultant

Background

Hanson was born in Two Hills, Alberta in either 1960 or 1961, where he spent his childhood. After graduating high school, Hanson attended Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in 1982, where he was qualified in plumbing, gasfitting, and steamfitting. He has since worked for various construction and oil companies, and lives on a farm outside St. Paul, Alberta.[2][3]

Prior to being elected, he worked for Canadian Natural Resources Limited as a supervisor. He cites his desire to help the oil and gas field as being rooted in his own experience in the industry. He also references his two children working in the medical field as motivation for prioritizing health issues.[2]

Political career

Hanson served as critic for Indigenous Relations as well as Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness for the Wildrose opposition. When the party merged with the Progressive Conservatives in 2017, he joined the new party and continued as its critic for Indigenous Relations.[4]

Electoral history
2015 Alberta general election: Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Party Candidate Votes%±%
WildroseDave Hanson4,76038.65%-7.91%
New DemocraticCatherine Harder4,21334.21%+28.68%
Progressive ConservativeDarrell Younghans3,00224.38%-18.02%
GreenBrian Deheer3402.76%–
Total valid votes 12,315––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 73––
Electors/turnout 23,47652.77% -6.49%
Wildrose hold Swing -18.30%
Source(s)
"Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2019 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeDavid Hanson15,94373.09%-0.01%
New DemocraticKari Whan3,06114.03%-8.37%
Alberta PartyGlenn Anderson2,22310.19%+6.49%
 IndependenceDavid Garnett-Bennett 217 0.99% –
 Alberta AdvantageDavid Inscho 207 0.95% –
IndependentKacey Daniels1620.74%–
Total valid votes 21,81399.53–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1020.47–
Turnout 21,91561.23–
Registered electors 35,791––
United Conservative notional hold Swing +4.18
Source(s)
"51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Change is based on re-distributed results from the 2015 Alberta general election.

References
  1. "Live Alberta election results 2015: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. January 21, 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. Muise, Luke (23 March 2015). "Political newcomer named Wildrose candidate for LLB - St. Paul -Two Hills". Lac La Biche Post. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Mr. David B. Hanson (W)". ELECTED MEMBERS. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. "Member Profiles: David B. Hanson". Retrieved June 28, 2018.


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