Mark Smith (Canadian politician)

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2019 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon
Mark Smith
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Drayton Valley-Devon
In office
May 5, 2015 May 29, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Mark Smith 18,09271.12+6.08†
New Democratic Kieran Quirke4,23316.64-13.25
Alberta Party Gail Upton1,6346.42+4.13
Freedom Conservative Steve Goodman6242.45
Alberta Advantage Mark Gregor2981.17
Alberta Independence Les Marks2330.92
Liberal Ronald Brochu2170.85-0.48
Independent Carol Nordlund-Kinsey1060.42
Total25,43799.14
Rejected, spoiled and declined2200.86
Turnout25,65774.25
Eligible voters 34,554
United Conservative notional hold Swing +9.66
Source(s)
Source: "2019 Election Results - 58 - Drayton Valley-Devon". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved 7 June 2020.
†From combined Wildrose and Progressive Conservative redistributed results in the 2015 general election

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election : Drayton Valley-Devon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wildrose Mark Smith 6,28437.02%-1.35%
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen 5,18230.53%-21.12%
New Democratic Katherine Swampy4,81628.37%22.21%
Alberta Party Connie Jensen4162.45%
Green Jennifer R Roach2761.63%
Total16,974
Rejected, spoiled and declined34
Eligible electors / turnout29,73357.20%1.56%
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -3.39%
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