Mark Smith (Canadian politician)

Mark Smith
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Drayton Valley-Devon
In office
May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byDiana McQueen
Succeeded byAndrew Boitchenko
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2015–2017)
Residence(s)Drayton Valley, Alberta
OccupationTeacher

Mark Smith (born 1960) is a Canadian politician. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Drayton Valley-Devon.[1]

Prior to the 2019 Alberta general election, Smith came under fire for apparent homophobic comments made in a 2013 sermon.[citation needed]

Smith stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election. His seat was retained by Andrew Boitchenko of the UCP.[2]

Electoral history

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Mark Smith 18,092 71.12 +6.08†
New Democratic Kieran Quirke 4,233 16.64 -13.25
Alberta Party Gail Upton 1,634 6.42 +4.13
Freedom Conservative Steve Goodman 624 2.45 –
Alberta Advantage Mark Gregor 298 1.17 –
Alberta Independence Les Marks 233 0.92 –
Liberal Ronald Brochu 217 0.85 -0.48
Independent Carol Nordlund-Kinsey 106 0.42 –
Total 25,437 99.14 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 220 0.86 –
Turnout 25,657 74.25
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Mark Smith 6,284 37.02% -1.35%
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen 5,182 30.53% -21.12%
New Democratic Katherine Swampy 4,816 28.37% 22.21%
Alberta Party Connie Jensen 416 2.45% –
Green Jennifer R Roach 276 1.63% –
Total 16,974 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 29,733 57.20% 1.56%
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -3.39%
Source(s)
Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Riding results: Drayton Valley-Devon". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
  2. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Drayton Valley-Devon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.


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