Kent Hehr

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2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre
The Honourable
Kent Hehr
PC
David Shulkin with Kent Hehr (cropped).jpg
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
In office
August 28, 2017 –January 25, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Greg McLean 37,30656.64+11.34$111,276.33
Liberal Kent Hehr 17,77126.98-19.54$112,059.94
New Democratic Jessica Buresi6,5169.89+4.32$832.79
Green Thana Boonlert2,8534.33+2.13$7,973.82
People's Chevy Johnston9071.38-$13,514.03
Animal Protection Eden Gould2470.38-$1,717.18
Independent Michael Pewtress1380.21$1,189.15
Christian Heritage Dawid Pawlowski1260.19-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit65,86499.42
Total rejected ballots3850.58+0.21
Turnout66,24968.21-1.89
Eligible voters97,129
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.44
Source: Elections Canada [29] [30] [31]
2015 Canadian federal election : Calgary Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Kent Hehr28,49646.52+27.40$190,509.57
Conservative Joan Crockatt 27,74645.30−10.07$157,845.73
New Democratic Jillian Ratti3,4125.57−9.59$19,466.71
Green Thana Boonlert1,3472.20−8.13$3,584.84
Independent Yogi Henderson2480.39$1,203.28
Total valid votes/Expense limit61,249100.00 $222,181.20
Total rejected ballots2270.37–
Turnout61,47672.36–
Eligible voters84,960
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.73
Source: Elections Canada [32] [33]

Provincial

2012 Alberta general election : Calgary-Buffalo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kent Hehr 4,74041.47%-7.36%
Progressive Conservative Jamie Lall3,50630.67%-8.18%
Wildrose Mike Blanchard2,41521.13%–
New Democratic Rebecca Eras5394.72%0.59%
Alberta Party Cory Mack 2302.01%–
Total11,430––
Rejected, spoiled and declined176––
Eligible electors / turnout26,22044.26%13.88%
Liberal hold Swing 0.41%
Source(s)
Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2008 Alberta general election : Calgary-Buffalo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kent Hehr 4,58348.83%12.42%
Progressive Conservative Sean Chu 3,64638.85%-4.68%
Green Stephen Ricketts6116.51%-2.16%
New Democratic Robert Lawrence3874.12%-1.79%
Social Credit Antoni (Tony) Grochowski1581.68%0.74%
Total9,385––
Rejected, spoiled and declined103––
Eligible electors / turnout31,22330.39%-1.33%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 1.43%
Source(s)
Source: "03 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 178–180.

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29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau
Cabinet posts (3)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Carla Qualtrough Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
August 28, 2017 – January 25, 2018		 Kirsty Duncan
Erin O'Toole Minister of Veterans Affairs
November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017		 Seamus O'Regan
Julian Fantino Associate Minister of Defence
November 4, 2015 – August 28, 2017		 Seamus O'Regan
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