David Dorward

David Dorward

MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar
In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Hugh MacDonald
Succeeded by	Marlin Schmidt
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-22) January 22, 1952 Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta

David Cameron Dorward^[1] (born January 22, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar.^[2] He was born in Edmonton.^[3]

Political career

Dorward ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 2010 Edmonton municipal election. He finished in second place and was defeated by Stephen Mandel.

Two years later Dorward ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar as a Progressive Conservative candidate. He defeated five other candidates to win the seat for his party, before being defeated by the NDP's Marlin Schmidt.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election^[4]			Turnout %		Swing
	Affiliation	Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Progressive Conservative	David Dorward	6,689	33%
	NDP	Marlin Schmidt	5,809	29%	%	%
	Liberal	Josipa Petrunic	4,072	20%
	Wildrose	Linda Carlson	3,175	16%
	Alberta Party	Dennis O’Neill	344	2%
	Evergreen	David Parker	201	1%	%	*
Total
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Eligible electors / Turnout				%

References

Cabinet of Premier of Alberta Jim Prentice (2014–2015)

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