Marlin Schmidt

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2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Gold Bar
The Honourable
Marlin Schmidt
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Alberta Minister of Advanced Education
In office
February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Marlin Schmidt 15,50869.48+10.00
United Conservative Miles Berry6,17427.66-1.64
Independent Graham Lettner3211.44
Green Ernestina Malheiro3161.42+0.41
Total22,31999.36
Rejected and declined1440.64
Turnout22,46363.31
Eligible voters35,481
New Democratic hold Swing +5.82
Source(s)

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Gold Bar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Marlin Schmidt 14,56259.48%-9.40%
United Conservative David C. Dorward 7,17429.30%+4.31%
Alberta Party Diana Ly2,0088.20%5.23%
Liberal Steve Kochan3151.29%-1.86%
Green Tanya Herbert2471.01%
Alberta Independence Vincent Loyer1760.72%
Total24,482
Rejected, spoiled and declined276416
Eligible electors / turnout35,55568.98%7.94%
New Democratic hold Swing -10.05%
Source(s)
Source: "33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved 21 May 2020.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Gold Bar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Marlin Schmidt 15,34968.89%40.17%
Progressive Conservative David C. Dorward 4,14718.61%-14.35%
Wildrose Justin J. James1,4226.38%-9.21%
Liberal Ronald Brochu7023.15%-16.91%
Alberta Party Cristina Stasia6622.97%1.27%
Total22,282
Rejected, spoiled and declined962516
Eligible electors / turnout36,68861.04%-1.25%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 23.01%
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved 21 May 2020.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Gold Bar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative David C. Dorward 6,70132.97%-4.64%
New Democratic Marlin Schmidt 5,83628.71%14.96%
Liberal Josipa Petrunic4,07820.06%-24.83%
Wildrose Alliance Linda Carlson3,16915.59%
Alberta Party Dennis O'Neill3451.70%
Evergreen David J. Parker 1980.97%
Total20,327
Rejected, spoiled and declined144181
Eligible electors / turnout32,86862.29%14.43%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -1.51%
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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