Lorne Dach
Canadian politician
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Lorne Dach (born 1957 or 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-McClung and was re-elected on April 16, 2019.[1][2] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Transportation and for Economic Corridors.
Lorne Dach | |
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Dach in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-McClung | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Xiao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Realtor |
Personal life
Dach has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alberta.[2]
Before being elected, Dach spent 30 years in the real estate business industry as an Associate Broker.[2]
Dach has volunteered for homeEd on their board of directors, city of Edmonton Non-Profit Housing Corporation and as a probation officer with Alberta Solicitor General's court intake unit.[2]
Electoral history
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-McClung | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 9,603 | 59.50 | +15.87 | ||||
| United Conservative | Daniel Heikkinen | 6,029 | 37.35 | +1.47 | ||||
| Independent | Andrew J. Lineker | 309 | 1.91 | – | ||||
| Green | Terry Syvenky | 199 | 1.23 | – | ||||
| Total | 16,140 | 99.19 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 131 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,272 | 56.13 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 28,991 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +7.20 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-McClung | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 8,073 | 43.63% | -11.73% | ||||
| United Conservative | Laurie Mozeson | 6,640 | 35.89% | -4.00% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Stephen Mandel | 3,601 | 19.46% | 14.71% | ||||
| Alberta Advantage | Gordon Perrott | 188 | 1.02% | – | ||||
| Total | 18,502 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 109 | 47 | 12 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,961 | 64.30% | 10.25% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -10.84% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "36 - Edmonton-McClung, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 140–143. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-McClung | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 9,412 | 55.36% | 47.89% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | 4,408 | 25.93% | -20.53% | ||||
| Wildrose | Steve Thompson | 2,373 | 13.96% | -4.15% | ||||
| Alberta Party | John Hudson | 808 | 4.75% | 2.06% | ||||
| Total | 17,001 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 65 | 26 | 20 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 31,612 | 54.05% | -3.80% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 34.36% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "38 - Edmonton-McClung, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-McClung | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Xiao | 7,179 | 46.65% | -2.29% | ||||
| Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 3,800 | 24.69% | -15.88% | ||||
| Wildrose | Peter Janisz | 2,756 | 17.91% | +16.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 1,134 | 7.37% | +1.07% | ||||
| Alberta Party | John Hudson | 418 | 2.72% | |||||
| Evergreen | Nathan Forsyth | 102 | 0.66% | -1.67% | ||||
| Total | 15,389 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.80% | ||||||
2004 general election
| 2004 Alberta general election results[4] | Turnout 51.95% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Liberal | Mo Elsalhy | 5,859 | 44.88% | 2.08% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Norris | 5,333 | 40.85% | -9.58% | ||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 1,358 | 10.40% | 4.59% | ||
| Alberta Alliance | Reuben Bauer | 401 | 3.07% | |||
| Social Credit | Patrick Conlin | 105 | 0.80% | |||
| Total | 13,056 | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 71 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 25,269 | % | ||||
| Liberal pickup from Progressive Conservative | Swing 5.83% | |||||
2001 general election
| 2001 Alberta general election results[5] | Turnout 56.01% | Swing | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Norris | 6,976 | 50.43% | 16.58% | ||
| Liberal | Nancy MacBeth | 5,920 | 42.80% | -10.78% | ||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 804 | 5.81% | 1.73% | ||
| Independent | Patrick Ellis | 133 | 0.96% | * | ||
| Total | 13,833 | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 24,723 | % | ||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 13.68% | ||||
