Scott Sinclair (politician)

Scott Sinclair
MLA
MLA for Lesser Slave Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byPat Rehn
Personal details
Born (1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40)
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUCP

Scott Sinclair (born September 12, 1984)[1] is a United Conservative Party MLA representing the Alberta riding of Lesser Slave Lake and succeeding outgoing MLA Pat Rehn.[2]

Sinclair is the son of Gordon and Val Sinclair.[3][4] He played major junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Estevan Bruins, Lloydminster Blazers and Yorkton Terriers, winning a league championship in the 2004–05 season with Yorkton.[5] He is Non-status First Nations, and one of three Indigenous MLAs elected in the 2023 election.[6][7] He works in the auto glass business.[3]

Sinclair is First Nation and was the UCP’s only Indigenous candidate in the 2023 election.[8]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Scott Sinclair 5,171 65.04 +7.35
New Democratic Danielle Larivee 2,636 33.15 -2.95
Solidarity Movement Bert Seatter 144 1.81 –
Total 7,951 99.36 –
Rejected and declined 51 0.64
Turnout 8,002 49.03
Eligible voters 16,322
United Conservative hold Swing +5.15
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9]

2023 UCP Lesser Slave Lake nomination contest

February 25–26, 2023[10]

Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Scott Sinclair 230 42.0 235 45.7 246 50.5
Martine Carifelle 231 42.2 231 44.9 241 49.5
Jerrad Cunningham 47 8.6 48 9.3 Eliminated
Silas Yellowknee 40 7.3 Eliminated
Total 548 100.00 514 100.00 487 100.00

References

  1. ^ *Scott Sinclair career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
  2. ^ Smith, Tanner. "Unofficial election results show UCP newcomer Nolan Dyck winning in Grande Prairie". EverythingGP. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Sinclair declares intention to seek UCP nomination -". July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "UCP's Sinclair wins Lesser Slave Lake -". May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Sinclair – the United Conservative Party". Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ "Beyond Local: Fewer Indigenous candidates in Alberta election but higher chance of victory for some". TownAndCountryToday.com. May 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "3 First Nations MLAs emerge victorious in Alberta - APTN News".
  8. ^ "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  9. ^ "70 - Lesser Slave Lake". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lesser Slave Lake" (PDF). United Conservative Party. Retrieved 14 March 2024.


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