Fred Lindsay

Frederick Lindsay (born March 12, 1946) is a politician and was a provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Alberta, Canada.

Fred Lindsay
MLA for Stony Plain
In office
2004–2012
Preceded byStan Woloshyn
Personal details
Born (1946-03-12) March 12, 1946[1][2]
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Political involvement

Lindsay has been a longtime Progressive Conservative, having served on the Stony Plain board of directors for the last 25 years. He sought election after longtime member Stan Woloshyn retired from the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 2004.

Lindsay was elected to his first term as the Progressive Conservative member for Stony Plain provincial electoral district in the 2004 Alberta general election. He was re-elected to a second term in the 2008 election.

On December 14, 2006, Lindsay was appointed to the cabinet as Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security, when Ed Stelmach became Premier. He served in the job until January 13, 2010.[3]

Electoral record

2004 Alberta general election
2004 Alberta general election: Stony Plain
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeFred Lindsay5,58144.51%-22.69%
LiberalBill Fraser3,38126.97%3.38%
Alberta AllianceMarilyn Burns1,90415.19%–
New DemocraticRuth Yanor1,36210.86%1.65%
Social CreditHenry Neumann3102.47%–
Total 12,538––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 44––
Eligible electors / Turnout 26,08648.23%-9.71%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.03%
Source(s)
Source: "Stony Plain Official Results 2004 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2010-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Legislative records" (PDF). www.assembly.ab.ca.
  3. "Stelmach makes major changes to Alberta cabinet". National Post. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
Alberta provincial government of Ed Stelmach
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Harvey Cenaiko Minister of Public Security
2006–2010		 Frank Oberle
Harvey Cenaiko Solicitor General
2006–2010		 Frank Oberle
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Stan Woloshyn		 MLA Stony Plain
2004-2012		 Succeeded by
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