Don Scott (Alberta politician)

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Don Scott
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Mayor Don Scott.jpg
Don Scott in 2017
Mayor of Wood Buffalo
In office
2017–2021
Preceded byMelissa Blake
Succeeded bySandy Bowman
MLA for Fort McMurray-Conklin
In office
2012–2015
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byBrian Jean
Personal details
Born1966/1967 (age 54–55)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Janey
Children2 daughters
ResidenceFort McMurray, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of New Brunswick
University of Cambridge
Occupationlawyer

Keith Donald Charles Scott (born c. 1966) is a Canadian politician who previously served as the mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

Political career[]

Scott was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Conklin as a Progressive Conservative.[1][2] He sat in cabinet as the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education from September 15, 2014 until his defeat in May 2015 against Wildrose leader Brian Jean.

He was elected mayor of Wood Buffalo in 2017 after Melissa Blake decided to retire from politics. He did not run for re-election in 2021.

Personal life[]

Scott resides in the Thickwood area of Fort McMurray with his wife two daughters.[3][4]

Electoral history[]

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2012 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray-Conklin
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Don Scott 2,588 48.95%
Wildrose Doug Faulkner 2,123 40.16%
New Democratic Paul Pomerleau 419 7.93%
Liberal Ted Remenda 157 2.97%
Total valid votes 5,287 99.17%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 44 0.83%
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,686 36.30%
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". officialresults.elections.ab.ca/. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
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2015 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray-Conklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Brian Jean 2,950 43.85% +3.70%
New Democratic Ariana Mancini 2,071 30.79% +22.86%
Progressive Conservative Don Scott 1,502 22.33% −26.62%
Liberal Melinda Hollis 204 3.03% +0.06%
Total valid votes 6,727 99.10% –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 61 0.90% +0.07%
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,272 44.45% +8.15%
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.16
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results - Fort McMurray-Conklin". Retrieved 2018-03-14.
Wood Buffalo mayoral election, October 16, 2017
Candidate[5] Vote[6] %
Don Scott 8,911 68.65
Allan Grandison 3,160 24.35
Tony Needham 650 5.01
Allan Glenn Vinni 259 2.00

References[]

  1. ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Fort+McMurray+Conklin/10999673/story.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2013-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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