Wildrose Party candidates in the 2012 Alberta provincial election
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This is a list of the candidates who ran for the Wildrose Party in the 28th Alberta provincial election.[1] The party ran a full slate of 87, winning 17.[2]
Calgary area (28 seats)
| Electoral district | Candidate name | Gender | Residence | Occupation / Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | Rob Anderson | male | Airdrie | lawyer | 9,415 | 57.81 | 1/5 |
| Calgary-Acadia | Richard Jones | male | Calgary | lawyer | 6,312 | 42.15 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Bow | Tim Dyck | male | Calgary | transportation manager | 5,700 | 38.42 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Mike Blanchard | male | Calgary | journalist | 2,413 | 21.11 | 3/5 |
| Calgary-Cross | Happy Mann | male | Calgary | real estate | 4,884 | 38.93 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Currie | Corrie Adolph | female | Calgary | employment trainer | 4,758 | 28.93 | 2/6 |
| Calgary-East | Jesse Minhas | male | Calgary | real estate investor | 4,995 | 38.41 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Elbow | James Cole | male | Calgary | investment professional | 5,523 | 28.66 | 2/6 |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth | female | Calgary | Solicitor General | 7,700 | 43.93 | 1/4 |
| Calgary-Foothills | Dustin Nau | male | Calgary | adjunct professor | 5,117 | 33.55 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Fort | Jeevan Mangat | male | Calgary | commercial real estate | 4,358 | 39.17 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Paul Hinman | male | Calgary | irrigation farmer | 7,880 | 38.93 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Greenway | Ron Leech | male | Calgary | church leader | 3,898 | 32.22 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Hawkwood | David Yager | male | Calgary | oil service entrepreneur | 7,046 | 36.58 | 2/8 |
| Calgary-Hays | Wayne Anderson | male | Calgary | software executive | 5,670 | 36.25 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Klein | Jeremy Nixon | male | Calgary | non-profit organization management | 5,755 | 34.61 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-Lougheed | John Carpay | male | Calgary | former Canadian Taxpayer Federation Alberta Director | 5,995 | 38.39 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | Roy Alexander | male | Calgary | real estate investor, non-profit consultant | 5,458 | 38.32 | 2/5 |
| Calgary-McCall | Grant Galpin | male | public consultant | 3,183 | 30.18 | 2/6 | |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Shane McAllister | male | Calgary | computer contractor | 3,942 | 22.92 | 3/5 |
| Calgary-North West | Chris Challis | male | Calgary | energy services executive | 6,879 | 38.15 | 2/6 |
| Calgary-Northern Hills | Prasad Panda | male | Calgary | engineer | 5,580 | 37.46 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Shaw | Jeff Wilson | male | Calgary | account executive | 7,366 | 45.22 | 1/5 |
| Calgary-South East | Bill Jarvis | male | Calgary | business owner | 6,355 | 43.09 | 2/4 |
| Calgary-Varsity | Rob Solinger | male | Calgary | oil and gas finance | 4,586 | 25.85 | 2/6 |
| Calgary-West | Andrew Constantinidis | male | Calgary | oil and gas management | 6,090 | 37.33 | 2/6 |
| Chestermere-Rocky View | Bruce McAllister | male | Chestermere | television personality | 10,168 | 58.37 | 1/4 |
| Highwood | Danielle Smith | female | editorial writer, party leader | 10,104 | 52.59 | 1/4 |
Edmonton area (26 seats)
| Electoral district | Candidate name | Gender | Residence | Occupation / Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Don Martin | male | educational consultant | 2,851 | 20.10 | 3/5 | |
| Edmonton-Calder | Rich Neumann | male | Edmonton | business owner | 2,787 | 18.69 | 3/6 |
| Edmonton-Castle Downs | John Oplanich | male | Edmonton | real estate | 3,297 | 21.53 | 2/5 |
| Edmonton-Centre | Barb de Groot | female | Edmonton | forest industry | 1,759 | 12.66 | 4/4 |
| Edmonton-Decore | Chris Bataluk | male | Edmonton | lawyer | 2,909 | 21.61 | 2/4 |
| Edmonton-Ellerslie | Jackie Lovely | female | Edmonton | non-profit volunteer | 3,249 | 24.58 | 2/6 |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Don Koziak | male | Edmonton | business owner | 2,732 | 16.90 | 3/5 |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Linda Carlson | female | Edmonton | policy analyst | 3,175 | 15.65 | 4/6 |
| Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | Wayde Lever | male | Edmonton | non-profit organization member | 2,025 | 16.40 | 3/6 |
| Edmonton-Manning | Peter Rodd | male | Edmonton | psychiatrist | 3,411 | 24.76 | 2/7 |
| Edmonton-McClung | Peter Janisz | male | Edmonton | business owner | 2,756 | 17.91 | 3/6 |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Rick Newcombe | male | Edmonton | computer consultant | 2,978 | 20.52 | 3/5 |
| Edmonton-Mill Creek | Adam Corsaut | male | Edmonton | 2,193 | 18.21 | 2/6 | |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Joanne Autio | female | Edmonton | sales and marketing, casting agent | 3,314 | 23.62 | 2/6 |
| Edmonton-Riverview | John Corie | male | Edmonton | consultant | 2,860 | 15.48 | 4/5 |
| Edmonton-Rutherford | Kyle McLeod | male | Edmonton | Canada Post supervisor | 2,769 | 16.82 | 3/6 |
| Edmonton-South West | Allan Hunsperger | male | Edmonton | private school founder, Christian radio founder | 2,714 | 18.00 | 2/5 |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Meagen LaFave | female | Edmonton | university medicine clinical trial manager | 1,778 | 11.72 | 3/5 |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Ian Crawford | male | Edmonton | realtor | 3,381 | 16.94 | 2/5 |
| Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | Shannon Stubbs | female | non-profit volunteer | 5,800 | 34.17 | 2/6 | |
| Leduc-Beaumont | David Stasiewich | male | oilfield manufacture owner | 5,222 | 31.83 | 2/6 | |
| Sherwood Park | Garnett Genuis | male | Sherwood Park | news column writer | 5,957 | 31.07 | 2/7 |
| Spruce Grove-St. Albert | Travis Hughes | male | security manager | 5,340 | 27.23 | 2/4 | |
| St. Albert | James Burrows | male | St. Albert | former city councillor | 4,130 | 21.18 | 2/5 |
| Stony Plain | Hal Tagg | male | Stony Plain | business owner | 6,153 | 37.37 | 2/6 |
| Strathcona-Sherwood Park | Paul Nemtechek | male | signals and communication technician | 6,424 | 33.63 | 2/4 |
Remainder of province (33 seats)
| Electoral district | Candidate name | Gender | Residence | Occupation / Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | Travis Olson | male | Athabasca | farmer | 5,297 | 34.75 | 2/4 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Tom Copithorne | male | MD of Bighorn | rancher | 5,933 | 37.41 | 2/4 |
| Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | Link Byfield | male | Morinville | newspaper publisher | 7,106 | 42.67 | 2/5 |
| Battle River-Wainwright | Dave Nelson | male | Metiskow | rancher | 6,710 | 43.50 | 2/5 |
| Bonnyville-Cold Lake | Roy Doonanco | male | Glendon | former municipal and school board CAO | 4,126 | 42.07 | 2/4 |
| Cardston-Taber-Warner | Gary Bikman | male | Stirling | village councillor | 5,967 | 54.37 | 1/4 |
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | Drew Barnes | male | Medicine Hat | real estate, business owner | 7,112 | 53.47 | 1/4 |
| Drayton Valley-Devon | Dean Shular | male | Drayton Valley | town councillor | 5,462 | 38.36 | 2/4 |
| Drumheller-Stettler | Rick Strankman | male | Altario | farmer | 7,451 | 49.40 | 1/5 |
| Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley | Kelly Hudson | male | MD of Spirit River | municipal CAO | 3,756 | 42.48 | 2/4 |
| Fort McMurray-Conklin | Doug Faulkner | male | Fort McMurray | former municipal mayor | 2,121 | 40.11 | 2/4 |
| Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Guy Boutilier | male | Fort McMurray | former city mayor | 3,165 | 43.00 | 2/4 |
| Grande Prairie-Smoky | Todd Loewen | male | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 | business owner | 4,901 | 41.12 | 2/5 |
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Ethane Jarvis | male | Grande Prairie | journeyman instrumentation | 4,511 | 34.71 | 2/5 |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Kerry Towle | female | Red Deer County | real estate | 7,091 | 46.22 | 1/5 |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills | Shayne Saskiw | male | Two Hills | lawyer | 5,950 | 46.57 | 1/4 |
| Lacombe-Ponoka | Rod Fox | male | sales manager | 6,573 | 43.96 | 1/5 | |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Darryl Boisson | male | High Prairie | oilfield construction business owner | 2,847 | 39.42 | 2/5 |
| Lethbridge-East | Kent Prestage | male | Lethbridge | accountant | 5,147 | 31.97 | 2/4 |
| Lethbridge-West | Kevin Kinahan | male | Lethbridge | school teacher | 4,261 | 26.88 | 3/5 |
| Little Bow | Ian Donovan | male | Vulcan County | former county councillor | 6,756 | 54.18 | 1/4 |
| Livingstone-Macleod | Pat Stier | male | MD of Foothills | former MD councillor | 8,565 | 47.97 | 1/5 |
| Medicine Hat | Blake Pedersen | male | Medicine Hat | oilfield supply business owner | 6,030 | 43.53 | 1/5 |
| Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Bruce Rowe | male | Beiseker | village mayor | 10,181 | 56.77 | 1/4 |
| Peace River | Alan Forsyth | male | High Level | town councillor | 2,213 | 28.43 | 2/4 |
| Red Deer-North | Randy Weins | male | Red Deer | real estate broker | 4,430 | 33.90 | 2/5 |
| Red Deer-South | Nathan Stephan | male | Red Deer | chartered accountant | 5,558 | 34.52 | 2/5 |
| Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | Joe Anglin | male | Rimbey | transmission engineer | 7,647 | 51.26 | 1/4 |
| Strathmore-Brooks | Jason Hale | male | County of Newell | farmer, bullfighter | 8,158 | 55.61 | 1/5 |
| Vermilion-Lloydminster | Danny Hozack | male | County of Vermilion River | farmer | 4,507 | 37.47 | 2/5 |
| West Yellowhead | Stuart Taylor | male | Hinton | forester | 2,642 | 26.41 | 2/5 |
| Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Trevor Miller | male | Camrose County | canola breeder, county councillor | 4,552 | 31.80 | 2/5 |
| Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Maryann Chichak | female | Whitecourt | town councillor | 6,003 | 43.26 | 2/4 |