Richard Gotfried

Richard Stanley Gotfried (born September 18, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta General Election to the 30th Alberta Legislature, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek for the United Conservative Party. He was re-elected to the riding with a voting plurality of 8,499,^[1] and has served the Fish Creek constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2015 Alberta General Election. Prior to 2015, his seat was held by Heather Forsyth, who had served as the Leader of the Opposition before retiring from politics after the 2015 election was called.

Richard Gotfried
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Fish Creek
In office May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Heather Forsyth
Succeeded by	Myles McDougall
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-18) September 18, 1958 (age 66) Calgary, Alberta
Political party	United Conservative
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Business Executive - Aviation/Construction

He retired at the 2023 Alberta general election.^[2]

Gotfried currently serves as the Chair of Alberta's Strategic Aviation Advisory Council. Previously, he served as the President of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, and as a Vice President at Calgary Economic Development.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral history

2019 General Election

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	United Conservative	Richard Gotfried	15,975	61.52	-1.64	$64,738
	New Democratic	Rebecca Bounsall	7,476	28.79	-1.85	$46,721
	Alberta Party	Robert Tremblay	1,699	6.54	+2.16	$1,077
	Liberal	John Roggeveen	359	1.38	+0.11	$500
	Green	Taylor Stasila	231	0.89	–	$500
	Alberta Independence	Tomas Manasek	226	0.87	–	$937
Total			25,966	99.58	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			109	0.42
Turnout			26,075	72.11
Eligible voters			36,158
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		+0.11
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[3][4][5] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015 General Election

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Gotfried	6,198	32.91%	-10.81%
	New Democratic	Jill Moreton	6,069	32.23%	27.11%
	Wildrose	Blaine Maller	5,568	29.57%	-14.57%
	Alberta Party	Allison Wemyss	850	4.51%	–
	Social Credit	Martin Owen	148	0.79%	–
Total			18,833	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			36	27	6
Eligible electors / turnout			30,931	61.02%	-0.05%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Wildrose Alliance		Swing		0.23%
Source(s) Source: "10 - Calgary-Fish Creek, 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.