Rick Fraser (politician)

Richard Glenn Fraser ECA (born February 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-South East.^[1][2]

The Honourable Rick Fraser ECA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-South East
In office April 23, 2012 – April 16, 2019
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Matt Jones
Personal details
Born	(1972-02-13) February 13, 1972 (age 53) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Alberta Party (2018–present)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (until 2017) United Conservative Party (2017) Independent (2017–2018)
Alma mater	Lakeland College
Occupation	Paramedic, former hockey player

Elected as a Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA in 2012, Fraser was sworn into the Redford cabinet in 2013 as Minister of Public Safety.^[3]

Fraser initially joined the rest of the PC caucus in its merger with the Wildrose Party to form the United Conservative Party in 2017. He left the caucus on September 21, 2017, to sit as an Independent due to his dissatisfaction with the party's leadership contest and the emphasis put by candidates on spending cuts and austerity.^[4]

Fraser registered his candidacy for the leadership of the Alberta Party on December 30, 2017. He officially announced his candidacy on January 9, 2018,^[5] and also joined the Alberta Party caucus.^[6]

Electoral history

2019 general election

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Matt Jones	12,860	61.21%	-0.48%
	New Democratic	Heather Eddy	3,983	18.96%	-12.23%
	Alberta Party	Rick Fraser	3,810	18.13%	–
	Liberal	Leila Keith	224	1.07%	-4.46%
	Alberta Independence	Richard Fontaine	134	0.64%	–
Total			21,011	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			47	66	5
Eligible electors / turnout			29,578	71.21%	20.63%
	United Conservative gain from Alberta Party		Swing		20.48%
Source(s) Source: "24 - Calgary-South East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. UCP change is based on combination of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose results from the 2015 Alberta general election.

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Fraser	7,663	32.48%	-16.05%
	New Democratic	Mirical MacDonald	7,358	31.19%	27.92%
	Wildrose	Brandon Lunty	6,892	29.21%	-13.87%
	Liberal	Gladwin Gill	1,304	5.53%	0.41%
	Green	Jordan Mac Isaac	374	1.59%	–
Total			23,591	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			103	52	15
Eligible electors / turnout			46,871	50.58%	2.72%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-2.08%
Source(s) Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Fraser	7,161	48.53%	–
	Wildrose	Bill Jarvis	6,357	43.08%	–
	Liberal	Brad Carroll	755	5.12%	–
	New Democratic	Marta Warszynski	483	3.27%	–
Total			14,756	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			37	38	4
Eligible electors / turnout			30,914	47.87%	–
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.