Tony Vandermeer
MLA for Edmonton Manning
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byEd Gibbons
Succeeded byDan Backs
MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byRay Martin
Succeeded byDeron Bilous
Personal details
Born (1962-10-08) October 8, 1962[1]
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta

Thomas Wilfred "Tony" Vandermeer[2] (born October 8, 1962) is a politician from Alberta, Canada, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2012. Vandermeer first ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 Alberta general election when he lost to Liberal Ed Gibbons. He ran against Gibbons again in the 2001 Alberta general election, this time defeating him by a thin margin.

Vandermeer was defeated after serving only one term in the 2004 Alberta general election in a very tight race against Liberal Dan Backs.[3] He returned to the legislature in the 2008 Alberta election, this time representing the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, by defeating incumbent New Democrat Ray Martin.[4]

The 2012 election resulted in another close loss, this time to NDP candidate Deron Bilous by under 300 votes.

Electoral history

2008 Alberta general election

2008 Alberta general election results[5] Turnout 34.54% Swing
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Party Personal
Progressive ConservativeTony Vandermeer4,18239.63%10.24%
New DemocraticRay Martin3,84536.44%-14.39%
LiberalDawit Isaac1,99618.92%7.67%
Wildrose AllianceBrian Dell2892.74%-1.69%
Green Frederick Pivot 183 1.73% 0.37% *
Social CreditRobin Porteous570.54%-2.20%
Total 10,552 100%
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 44
30,676 eligible electors
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing 24.63%

2012 Alberta general election

2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDeron Bilous5,26436.97%0.53%
Progressive ConservativeTony Vandermeer5,01935.25%-4.38%
Wildrose AllianceDon Martin2,90920.43%17.69%
LiberalChris Heward8956.29%-12.63%
EvergreenTrey Capnerhurst1511.06%-0.67%
Total 14,238
Rejected, spoiled and declined 396311
Eligible electors / turnout 30,61046.68%8.99%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -0.74%
Source(s)
Source: "28 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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