Jordan Wilkie | |
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 Wilkie in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Green Party of Alberta | |
| In office March 28, 2020 –September 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | William Carnegie |
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| Born | February 21,1982 |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Website | Official website |
Jordan Wilkie (born February 21,1982) is a Canadian firefighter and politician formerly based in the city of Edmonton. He is a former leader of the Green Party of Alberta. [1] [2]
Jordan Wilkie was born in Edmonton,Alberta,the son of professional ice hockey player Ian Wilkie. He is the grandson of aviation pioneer Max Ward. [3]
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario and a masters in disaster emergency management from Royal Roads University,British Columbia.
Wilkie began his firefighting career in 2008,and in 2011,he took part in the response to the Slave Lake wildfire. [4] He was also involved in the 2013 Calgary flood assistance program, [5] and in 2016,volunteered with the Red Cross emergency response team during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. [6]
On March 28,2020,Wilkie was elected leader of the Green Party of Alberta. [2] [7] After assuming the role,Wilkie established the party's first shadow cabinet. [8]
As the Green Party's leader,Wilkie ran for the position of premier in the upcoming 2023 Alberta general election,scheduled for May 29. [9] [10] [11]
Wilkie ran in the riding of Edmonton-Rutherford for the provincial election. [12] While unsuccessful in winning the seat,Wilkie led the Green Party of Alberta to their best results since the refounding of the party,doubling their number of votes received from the 2019 general election to 14,085 in 2023. [13]
Wilkie resigned as party leader on September 18,2023,after moving to British Columbia. [14] [15]
| 2023 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Rutherford | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | 13,012 | 65.05 | +10.24 | ||||
| United Conservative | Laine Larson | 6,366 | 31.83 | -3.07 | ||||
| Green | Jordan Wilkie | 624 | 3.12 | +2.26 | ||||
| Total | 20,002 | 99.26 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 150 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,152 | 63.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,726 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.65 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [16] | ||||||||
| Election | Leader | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Position | Government | |
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| 2023 | Jordan Wilkie | 41 / 87 | 13,458 | 0.76% | 0 / 87 |  0 |  3rd | Extra-parliamentary | |
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