Marlin Schmidt

Marlin Schmidt
MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded by David Dorward
Minister of Advanced Education for the Alberta government
Assumed office
2 February 2016
Preceded by Lori Sigurdson (NDP)
Personal details
Born (1978-10-16) October 16, 1978
Alberta, Canada
Political party Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation Hydrogeologist

Marlin Schmidt (born October 16, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar.[1] Schmidt currently serves as the Minister of Advanced Education.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Schmidt specialized in site remediation for over a decade. From 2008 to 2015 he worked for Alberta Environment as a soil and groundwater contamination specialist, and previous to this, he worked as a remediation specialist, beginning in 2002. He holds a master of science degree in applied environmental geosciences from Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in Germany and a bachelor of science from Queen's University in Kingston.[2]

Electoral history

2012 general election

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

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMarlin Schmidt 15,350 68.9
Progressive ConservativeDavid Dorward 4,145 18.6
WildroseJustin James 1,422 6.4
LiberalRonald Brochu 702 3.2
Alberta PartyCristina Stasia 662 3.0

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