Ben Henderson (politician)

Ben Henderson (born November 13, 1957) is a former member of the Edmonton City Council, where he represented Ward 8.

Ben Henderson
Edmonton City Councillor Ward 8
In office 2010 – October 18, 2021
Preceded by	New ward
Edmonton City Councillor Ward 4
In office 2007–2010
Preceded by	Michael Phair
Succeeded by	Ward abolished
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 67) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Laurie Blakeman
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Theatre director and Mediator

He was a candidate in the 2001 municipal election and 2004 municipal election and gained his seat on City Council in the 2007 municipal election, following Michael Phair's retirement.

He is married to former Edmonton-Centre Liberal MLA, Laurie Blakeman.^[1]

Henderson was the Liberal Candidate for Edmonton Mill Woods in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election.^[2] He came second to incumbent Tim Uppal.^[3]

Electoral history

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Uppal	18,392	37.9%
	Liberal	Ben Henderson	16,499	34.0%
	New Democratic	Nigel Logan	10,553	21.8%
	People's	Paul Edward McCormack	2,898	6.0%
	Communist	Naomi Rankin	172	0.4%
Total valid votes			48,514
Total rejected ballots			380
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada[4]