Todd Loewen
Douglas Todd Loewen (born September 16, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Smoky in the 29th Alberta Legislature and Central Peace-Notley in the 30th Legislature.[1][2][3][4]
Todd Loewen | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Central Peace-Notley | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marg McCuaig-Boyd |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie-Smoky | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Everett McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Riding Merged |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1966 Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| Residence | Valleyview, Alberta |
| Occupation | businessman, farmer |
Political career
Loewen has stood as the Wildrose candidate in the 2008 finishing third and 2012 provincial election finishing second before defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Everett McDonald in the 2015 election increasing his vote each time.
After the election, Loewen was appointed as the official opposition's critic for Environment and Parks, a position he retained when the party merged with the PCs to become the United Conservative Party.
Loewen is seeking the UCP nomination in Central Peace-Notley in the 2019 Alberta election, following redistricting that moved his home town into this constituency.
Electoral history
2008 general election
| 2008 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mel Knight | 4,769 | 59.43% | 3.01% | ||||
| Liberal | John A. Croken | 1,089 | 13.57% | -11.81% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Todd Loewen | 1,049 | 13.07% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Neil R.M. Peacock | 832 | 10.37% | 1.02% | ||||
| Green | Rebecca Villebrun | 285 | 3.55% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,024 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 31 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 27,058 | 29.77% | -5.41% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 7.41% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 424–429. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Everett McDonald | 5,458 | 45.79% | -13.64% | ||||
| Wildrose | Todd Loewen | 4,912 | 41.21% | 28.14% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary Dahr | 757 | 6.35% | -4.02% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin McLean | 583 | 4.89% | -8.68% | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Muise | 209 | 1.75% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,919 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 34 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 28,126 | 42.50% | 12.73% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -20.64% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Grande Prairie-Smoky Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Smoky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Wildrose | Todd Loewen | 5,343 | 33.17% | -8.04% | ||||
| New Democratic | Todd Russell | 5,009 | 31.10% | 24.75% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Everett McDonald | 4,968 | 30.84% | -14.95% | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin McLean | 787 | 4.89% | -0.01% | ||||
| Total | 16,107 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 42 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,930 | 49.04% | 6.54% | |||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -1.25% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Grande Prairie-Smoky Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Central Peace-Notley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Todd Loewen | 10,680 | 75.17% | 10.31% | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret McCuaig-Boyd | 2,770 | 19.50% | -15.66% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Travis Mckim | 651 | 4.58% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne F. Meyer | 106 | 0.75% | – | ||||
| Total | 14,207 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 100 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 19,745 | 72.46% | – | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +17.8% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "55 - Central Peace-Notley, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- http://globalnews.ca/news/1971080/live-alberta-election-results-2015/
- http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/05/06/winds-of-change-in-the-peace
- http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2015/04/30/candidate-profile-todd-loewen
- https://edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta-politics/Fresh+faces+Wildrose+Opposition/11041850/story.html