Brian Mason

The Honourable
Brian Mason
ECA
The Honourable Brian Mason ECA
	Mason in 2015
Minister of Transportation
	In office; May 24, 2015 –April 29, 2019
	Source(s) Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2000). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Edmonton-Highlands By-election held June 12, 2000 and the Red Deer-North By-election held September 25, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

Last updated February 08, 2025

Alberta provincial by-election, Monday, June 12, 2000: Edmonton-Highlands
following the resignation of Ms. Pamela Barrett on February 2, 2000

2001 general election

v t e 2001 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	4,641	46.23	-12.81
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Bilida	3,477	34.63	+17.57
	Liberal	Kim Cassady	1,921	19.14	+0.83
Total			10,039	100.00	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			35	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			21,539	46.77	+4.85
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-15.19
Source(s) "Results for Edmonton-Highlands". Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

2004 general election

v t e 2004 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	6,054	62.62%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Martiniuk	2,208	22.84%	–
	Liberal	Jason Manzevich	1,035	10.71%	–
	Alberta Alliance	Ray Loyer	305	3.15%	–
	Independent	Dale W. Ferris	66	0.68%	–
Total			9,668	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			54	36	1
Eligible electors / turnout			22,832	42.58%	–
	New Democratic pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "00 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, 2004 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2005). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Enumeration and General Election of the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

2008 general election

v t e 2008 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	4,754	50.95%	-11.67%
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Beniuk	2,978	31.92%	9.08%
	Liberal	Brad Smith	1,132	12.13%	1.43%
	Wildrose Alliance	Travis Loewen	245	2.63%	-0.52%
	Green	Mohamed Maie	221	2.37%	–
Total			9,330	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			11	27	1
Eligible electors / turnout			27,079	34.50%	-8.09%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-10.37%
Source(s) Source: "33 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2012 general election

v t e 2012 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	6,824	54.16%	3.21%
	Progressive Conservative	Cristina Basualdo	2,778	22.05%	-9.87%
	Wildrose Alliance	Wayde Lever	2,022	16.05%	13.42%
	Liberal	Keegan Wynychuk	587	4.66%	-7.47%
	Alberta Party	Cam McCormick	200	1.59%	–
	Evergreen	Dari Lynn	188	1.49%	-0.88%
Total			12,599	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			115	63	6
Eligible electors / turnout			28,251	45.02%	10.53%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+3.21%
Source(s) Source: "36 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election

v t e 2015 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	11,555	78.11%	23.94%
	Progressive Conservative	Jonathan Weiqun Dai	1,778	12.02%	-10.03%
	Wildrose	Joshua Loeppky	967	6.54%	-9.51%
	Liberal	Matthew R. Smith	494	3.34%	-1.32%
Total			14,794	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			81	45	34
Eligible electors / turnout			34,163	43.64%	-1.38%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		16.99%
Source(s) Source: "36 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

References

↑ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News May 24, 2015.
1 2 3 "Brian Mason resigns as leader of Alberta NDP". CBC News. April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
↑ "Brian Mason to step down as Alberta NDP leader". Calgary Herald. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
↑ "Mason's political style marked by wit and passion during his years with the NDP". Edmonton Journal. October 11, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
↑ "Margaret Dell Buchanan". Women Building Alberta. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
1 2 3 4 5 Jen Gerson (May 23, 2015). "Brian Mason, former bus driver who led the Alberta NDP for a decade, poised to wield real power for the first time". National Post. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
1 2 Cosh, Colby (May 21, 2015). "How Rachel Notley became Canada's most surprising political star". Maclean's . Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "NDP Leader Brian Mason glides to victory". CBC News. April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
↑ Bennett, Dean (May 2, 2014). "Alberta NDP to pick new leader in Edmonton". The Canadian Press. Global News. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
↑ Ryan Tumilty (7 May 2015). "Alberta NDP insiders say path to Rachel Notley's historic victory started long before election began". Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
↑ "Longtime MLA Brian Mason farewells party faithful at NDP convention". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
↑ "After nearly 30 years in politics, MLA Brian Mason retiring". Edmonton. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

↑ Office known as "Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation" from May 24, 2015 to October 17, 2017.

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[2] "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet," CBC News May 24, 2015.

[cbcres-3] 1 2 3 "Brian Mason resigns as leader of Alberta NDP". CBC News. April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

[4] "Brian Mason to step down as Alberta NDP leader". Calgary Herald. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[5] "Mason's political style marked by wit and passion during his years with the NDP". Edmonton Journal. October 11, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[6] "Margaret Dell Buchanan". Women Building Alberta. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

[masonpower-7] 1 2 3 4 5 Jen Gerson (May 23, 2015). "Brian Mason, former bus driver who led the Alberta NDP for a decade, poised to wield real power for the first time". National Post. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[notleypoliticalstar-8] 1 2 Cosh, Colby (May 21, 2015). "How Rachel Notley became Canada's most surprising political star". Maclean's . Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[9] "NDP Leader Brian Mason glides to victory". CBC News. April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

[10] Bennett, Dean (May 2, 2014). "Alberta NDP to pick new leader in Edmonton". The Canadian Press. Global News. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

[11] Ryan Tumilty (7 May 2015). "Alberta NDP insiders say path to Rachel Notley's historic victory started long before election began". Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[12] "Longtime MLA Brian Mason farewells party faithful at NDP convention". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

[13] "After nearly 30 years in politics, MLA Brian Mason retiring". Edmonton. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

[1] Office known as "Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation" from May 24, 2015 to October 17, 2017.

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The Honourable Brian Mason ECA
Mason in 2015

Minister of Transportation ^[a]
In office May 24, 2015 –April 29, 2019
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Brian Mason	4,863	59.04	+8.40
	Liberal	Terry Kirkland	1,508	18.31	-2.21
	Progressive Conservative	Barbara Fung	1,406	17.07	-8.02
	Alberta First	John Reil	270	3.28	–
	Social Credit	Pat Hansard	156	1.89	-1.87
	Independent	Adil Pirbhai	34	0.41	–
Total			8,237	100.00	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			28	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			19,714	41.92	-17.19
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+5.30
Source(s) Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2000). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Edmonton-Highlands By-election held June 12, 2000 and the Red Deer-North By-election held September 25, 2000 (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

v t e Leaders of the Alberta New Democratic Party and its antecedents
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Alberta New Democratic Party (1962–present)	Reimer G. Notley Martin Harvey Barrett Pannu Mason R. Notley Nenshi