Chris Nielsen (politician)

Christian Nielsen (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote.[1] Within the Legislature, Nielsen was on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.[2]

Chris Nielsen
Nielsen in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Decore
In office
May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byJanice Sarich
Succeeded bySharif Haji
Personal details
BornApril 1967 (age 57)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationShipper, Warehouseman

Background

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Nielsen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, before moving to Edmonton in 1982 with his family. He was educated at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where he attended from 1986 to 1988. After his education, Nielsen held jobs in the industrial sector, and was a shipping receiver at a Lucerne Foods ice cream plant prior to being elected as an MLA.[2][3]

Electoral history

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2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Chris Nielsen 8,789 47.54 -21.17
United Conservative Karen Principe 7,371 39.87 +13.89
Alberta Party Ali Haymour 2,027 10.96
Alberta Independence Virginia Bruneau 301 1.63
Total 18,488 98.79
Rejected, spoiled and declined 227 1.21
Turnout 18,715 56.68
Eligible electors 33,017
New Democratic hold Swing -17.53
Source(s)
Source: "30 - Edmonton-Decore, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 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. 116–119. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

2015 general election

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2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Chris Nielsen 10,531 67.91% 47.76%
Progressive Conservative Janice Sarich 2,847 18.36% -24.00%
Wildrose Dean Miller 1,289 8.31% -13.24%
Liberal Bradley Whalen 691 4.46% -11.48%
Green Trey Capnerhurst 150 0.97%
Total 15,508
Rejected, spoiled and declined 47 37 21
Eligible electors / turnout 32,518 47.90% 0.59%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 14.37%
Source(s)
Source: "32 - Edmonton-Decore, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

References

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  1. ^ "Riding results: Edmonton-Decore". Edmonton Journal. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Elected Members - Mr. Chris Nielsen (ND)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ ANDREA SANDS, ALEXANDRA ZABJEK AND ELISE STOLTE (5 May 2015). "Meet Edmonton's new MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.