Justin Wright | |
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MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat | |
Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Drew Barnes |
Personal details | |
Born | 1984or1985(age 38–39) [1] |
Political party | UCP |
Justin Wright (born 1984 or 1985) is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 2023 Alberta general election. [2]
Wright is a businessman and owns a food truck and catering company. [1] He is originally from London,Ontario. [3]
2023 Alberta general election : Cypress-Medicine Hat | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
United Conservative | Justin Wright | 13,489 | 61.89 | -5.17 | ||||
New Democratic | Cathy Hogg | 7,697 | 35.32 | +9.29 | ||||
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Matt Orr | 322 | 1.48 | – | ||||
Alberta Independence | Cody Ray Both | 287 | 1.32 | – | ||||
Total | 21,795 | 99.44 | – | |||||
Rejected and declined | 122 | 0.56 | ||||||
Turnout | 21,917 | 53.18 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 41,209 | |||||||
United Conservative hold | Swing | -7.23 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [4] |
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