Grant Hunter

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2023 Alberta general election: Taber-Warner
Grant Hunter
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Taber-Warner
Cardston-Taber-Warner (20152019)
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Grant Hunter 12,37975.29-2.83
New Democratic Jazminn Hintz2,81717.13+4.24
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Paul Hinman 7544.59
Green Joel Hunt2391.45
Alberta Independence Frank Kast1290.78
Solidarity Movement Brent Ginther1240.75
Total16,44299.52
Rejected and declined790.48
Turnout16,52156.30
Eligible voters29,344
United Conservative hold Swing -3.54
Source(s)

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election : Taber-Warner
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Grant R. Hunter 14,32178.12%1.22%
New Democratic Laura Ross-Giroux2,36312.89%-6.41%
Alberta Party Jason Beekman1,4437.87%
Liberal Amy Yates2051.12%
Total18,332
Rejected, spoiled and declined624813
Eligible electors / turnout28,26965.11%
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "85 - Taber-Warner, 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. 413–419. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election : Cardston-Taber-Warner
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wildrose Grant Hunter 5,12641.79%-12.78%
Progressive Conservative Brian Brewin4,35635.51%-2.58%
New Democratic Aaron Haugen2,40719.62%15.32%
Alberta Party Delbert Bodnarek3783.08%
Total12,267
Rejected, spoiled and declined18
Eligible electors / turnout23,91851.36%6.03%
Wildrose hold Swing -5.10%
Source(s)
Source: "53 - Cardston-Taber-Warner Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney
Cabinet post (1)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Position Established Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction
April 30, 2019-July 07, 2021
Tanya Fir

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