The Honourable
Rick Fraser
ECA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-South East
In office
April 23, 2012 – April 16, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byMatt Jones
Personal details
Born (1972-02-13) February 13, 1972
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyAlberta Party (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (until 2017)
United Conservative Party (2017)
Independent (2017–2018)
Alma materLakeland College
OccupationParamedic, former hockey player

Richard Glenn Fraser ECA (born February 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-South East.[1][2]

Elected as a Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA in 2012, Fraser was sworn into the Redford cabinet in 2013 as Minister of Public Safety.[3]

Fraser initially joined the rest of the PC caucus in its merger with the Wildrose Party to form the United Conservative Party in 2017. He left the caucus on September 21, 2017, to sit as an Independent due to his dissatisfaction with the party's leadership contest and the emphasis put by candidates on spending cuts and austerity.[4]

Fraser registered his candidacy for the leadership of the Alberta Party on December 30, 2017. He officially announced his candidacy on January 9, 2018,[5] and also joined the Alberta Party caucus.[6]

Electoral history

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeMatt Jones12,86061.21%-0.48%
New DemocraticHeather Eddy3,98318.96%-12.23%
Alberta PartyRick Fraser3,81018.13%–
LiberalLeila Keith2241.07%-4.46%
Alberta IndependenceRichard Fontaine1340.64%–
Total 21,011––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 47665
Eligible electors / turnout 29,57871.21%20.63%
United Conservative gain from Alberta Party Swing 20.48%
Source(s)
Source: "24 - Calgary-South East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
UCP change is based on combination of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose results from the 2015 Alberta general election.
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRick Fraser7,66332.48%-16.05%
New DemocraticMirical MacDonald7,35831.19%27.92%
WildroseBrandon Lunty6,89229.21%-13.87%
LiberalGladwin Gill1,3045.53%0.41%
GreenJordan Mac Isaac3741.59%–
Total 23,591––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1035215
Eligible electors / turnout 46,87150.58%2.72%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.08%
Source(s)
Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRick Fraser7,16148.53%–
WildroseBill Jarvis6,35743.08%–
LiberalBrad Carroll7555.12%–
New DemocraticMarta Warszynski4833.27%–
Total 14,756––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 37384
Eligible electors / turnout 30,91447.87%–
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References


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