Colin Piquette | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | |
In office May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Johnson |
Succeeded by | district abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969/1970(age 51–52) near Plamondon,Alberta |
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence | Boyle,Alberta |
Occupation | Insurance agent |
Colin Leo Piquette (born 1969 or 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater. [1] He is the son of former NDP MLA Leo Piquette.
2015 Alberta general election : Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Colin Piquette | 6,797 | 40.49% | 26.79% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Johnson | 5,016 | 29.88% | -18.52% | ||||
Wildrose | Travis Olson | 4,973 | 29.63% | -5.14% | ||||
Total | 16,786 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 50 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 25,826 | 65.19% | – | |||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -1.51% | ||||||
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