David Shepherd (Canadian politician)
David Murray Shepherd (born 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre,[1] and re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent its successor district, Edmonton-City Centre.[2]
David Shepherd | |
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 Shepherd in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-City Centre Edmonton-Centre 2015–2019 | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Blakeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973/1974 (age 46–47) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Education | Royal Roads University, MacEwan University |
| Occupation | Communications professional |
Personal life
Shepherd has a Bachelors of Arts in Professional Communications from Royal Roads University where he received the Chancellor's award in 2014.[2] He also has a diploma in music performance and live sound recording from MacEwan University.[2] Shepherd worked in a variety of jobs such as taxpayer service agent, salesperson, musician and studio engineer.[2]
Before being elected Shepherd worked in the Communications field as an advisor and writer for North Edge Business Association, the city of Edmonton and the government of Alberta.[2]
Shepherd is an avid cyclist and has volunteered for the Edmonton Bike Coalition as a spokesperson and organizer.[2]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-City Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Shepherd | 13,598 | 66.0% | +11.59% | ||||
| United Conservative | Lily Le | 4,485 | 21.8% | +3.68% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bob Philp | 1,907 | 9.3% | -- | ||||
| Green | Chris Alders | 342 | 1.7% | -- | ||||
| Independence | John R. Morton | 169 | 0.8% | -- | ||||
| Independent | Blake N. Dickinson | 95 | 0.5% | -- | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,596 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 191 | 76 | 22 | |||||
| Registered electors and turnout | 38,887 | 53.5% | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | % | ||||||
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-30. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Shepherd | 8,983 | 54.39% | 38.19% | ||||
| Liberal | Laurie Blakeman | 4,199 | 25.42% | -14.95% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Keill | 2,228 | 13.49% | -17.34% | ||||
| Wildrose | Joe Byram | 772 | 4.67% | -7.94% | ||||
| Independent | Greg Keating | 295 | 1.79% | – | ||||
| Independent | Rory Joe Koopmans | 40 | 0.24% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,517 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 64 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 34,976 | 47.41% | -2.10% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | 9.71% | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- https://edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Edmonton+Centre/10992298/story.html
- Shepherd, David. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.