Leo Vasseur

Leo Vasseur
MLA for Bonnyville
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	Ernie Isley
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	November 5, 1946[1]
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	psychologist, school administrator

Leo Vasseur is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating Ernie Isley of the Progressive Conservatives.

He was defeated by Denis Ducharme from the Progressive Conservatives during the 1997 Alberta general election after his district was abolished and he ran in the new Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding. He only served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Vasseur currently serves as regional chair for the northwest region on the Alberta Liberal Party executive.

Election results

Alberta general election, 1993: Bonnyville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%[2]
	Liberal	Leo Vasseur	4,364	47.2%	+20.7%
	Progressive Conservative	Ernie Isley	4,222	45.6%	-4.7%
	New Democratic	Agathe Gaulin	666	7.2%	-16.0%
Total valid votes[3]			9,252
Rejected, spoiled and declined			39
Eligible electors / Turnout			16,826	55.2%	+10.9%
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+12.7%

Alberta general election, 1997: Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%[4]
	Progressive Conservative	Denis Ducharme	4,593	58.41%	+12.81%
	Liberal	Leo Vasseur	2,323	29.54%	-17.66%
	Social Credit	Robert Kratchmer	948	12.05%
Total			7,864
Rejected, spoiled and declined			11
Eligible electors / Turnout			16,185	48.66%	-6.54%
	Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+15.24%

References

2. "Summary of Results by Electoral Division, 1982-2015".
3. "Abheritage.ca — Electoral results for Bonnyville.".
4. "1997 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

External links

• Liberal Party executive