Cam Westhead

Cam Westhead
Cam Westhead
	Westhead in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Banff-Cochrane
	In office; May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019
Eligible voters	31,246
	Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

Last updated March 18, 2024

2019 Alberta general election: Banff-Kananaskis

2015 general election

v t e 2015 Alberta general election : Banff-Cochrane
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Cameron Westhead	8,426	42.83%	36.15%
	Wildrose	Scott Wagner	5,692	28.93%	-8.48%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Casey	5,555	28.24%	-13.58%
Total			19,673	–	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			86	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			36,485	54.16%	-1.64%
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		4.74%
Source(s) Source: "49 - Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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↑ Howell, Trevor (27 April 2015). "Banff-Cochrane riding: Candidates Casey, Wagner and Westhead - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ Derworiz, Colette (6 May 2015). "Banff-Cochrane's Cameron Westhead focuses on healthcare - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ "About → Executive Board - UNA". una.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
↑ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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[1] Howell, Trevor (27 April 2015). "Banff-Cochrane riding: Candidates Casey, Wagner and Westhead - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[2] Derworiz, Colette (6 May 2015). "Banff-Cochrane's Cameron Westhead focuses on healthcare - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[3] "About → Executive Board - UNA". una.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-02.

[4] "50 - Banff-Kananaskis, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[5] Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[6] Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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Cam Westhead
Westhead in 2015

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Banff-Cochrane
In office May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	United Conservative	Miranda Rosin	10,859	51.34	-7.76	$82,111
	New Democratic	Cameron Westhead	8,890	42.03	+3.50	$59,158
	Alberta Party	Brenda Stanton	941	4.45	+4.41	$7,334
	Liberal	Gwyneth Midgley	228	1.08	+0.83	$500
	Alberta Independence	Anita Crowshoe	154	0.73	–	$1,818
	Independent	Dave Phillips	80	0.38	–	$500
Total			21,152	98.48	–
Turnout			21,479	68.74
Eligible voters			31,246
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		-5.63
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta ^[4]^[5]^[6] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.