Bob Wanner
Canadian politician
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Robert Edward Wanner (born April 25, 1949) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Medicine Hat.[1] On June 11, 2015, he was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[2]
Preceded byGene Zwozdesky
Succeeded byNathan Cooper
Preceded byBlake Pedersen
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Bob Wanner | |
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Wanner in 2015 | |
| 13th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly | |
| In office June 11, 2015 – May 20, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gene Zwozdesky |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Cooper |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Medicine Hat | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – April 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Blake Pedersen |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Edward Wanner April 25, 1949 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Occupation | Businessman, Former Public Services Commissioner for the City of Medicine Hat |
On April 18, 2016, Wanner threw interim PC leader Ric McIver out of the Alberta legislature for repeatedly refusing to sit down after learning that sheets explaining Wanner's ruling for an NDP amendment on a motion tabled by McIver had been distributed before the amendment was even debated on the floor.[3]
Wanner did not seek re-election in the 2019 general election.[4]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Medicine Hat | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Wanner | 6,160 | 37.92% | 29.49% | ||||
| Wildrose | Val Olson | 5,790 | 35.64% | -7.92% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blake Pedersen | 3,427 | 21.10% | -17.47% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Jim Black | 731 | 4.50% | – | ||||
| Independent | David Andrew Phillips | 137 | 0.84% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,245 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 57 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,585 | 53.30% | 5.23% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Wildrose | Swing | -1.36% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "72 - Medicine Hat Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
