Marlin Schmidt
Marlin Schmidt (born October 16, 1978) is a Canadian politician who currently represents the electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[1] First elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, Schmidt served as the Minister of Advanced Education in the New Democratic Party (NDP) government led by Rachel Notley.
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| Alberta Minister of Advanced Education | |
| In office February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019 | |
| Premier | Rachel Notley |
| Preceded by | Lori Sigurdson |
| Succeeded by | Demetrios Nicolaides |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Gold Bar | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Dorward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Hydrogeologist |
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 University of Tübingen in Germany and a bachelor of science from Queen's University in Kingston.[2]
Schmidt drew criticism in July 2020 for comments he made in the Legislature about the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.[3] His remarks were in opposition to a bill proposed by the governing United Conservative Party that modified the province's referendum laws, which Schmidt said Thatcher would have opposed.[3] Schmidt went on to say that he "count[s] on enjoying the fact that Margaret Thatcher is still dead" and regretted she had died "probably 30 years too late".[4] The comments were deemed "totally inappropriate," by the Speaker of the Legislature, which prompted Schmidt to withdraw his comments and apologize.[4]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Gold Bar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlin Schmidt | 14,562 | 59.48% | -9.40% | ||||
| United Conservative | David C. Dorward | 7,174 | 29.30% | +4.31% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Diana Ly | 2,008 | 8.20% | 5.23% | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Kochan | 315 | 1.29% | -1.86% | ||||
| Green | Tanya Herbert | 247 | 1.01% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Vincent Loyer | 176 | 0.72% | – | ||||
| Total | 24,482 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 27 | 64 | 16 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 35,555 | 68.98% | 7.94% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -10.05% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Gold Bar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlin Schmidt | 15,349 | 68.89% | 40.17% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David C. Dorward | 4,147 | 18.61% | -14.35% | ||||
| Wildrose | Justin J. James | 1,422 | 6.38% | -9.21% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald Brochu | 702 | 3.15% | -16.91% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Cristina Stasia | 662 | 2.97% | 1.27% | ||||
| Total | 22,282 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 96 | 25 | 16 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 36,688 | 61.04% | -1.25% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 23.01% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Gold Bar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David C. Dorward | 6,701 | 32.97% | -4.64% | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlin Schmidt | 5,836 | 28.71% | 14.96% | ||||
| Liberal | Josipa Petrunic | 4,078 | 20.06% | -24.83% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Linda Carlson | 3,169 | 15.59% | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Dennis O'Neill | 345 | 1.70% | – | ||||
| Evergreen | David J. Parker | 198 | 0.97% | – | ||||
| Total | 20,327 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 144 | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,868 | 62.29% | 14.43% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -1.51% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "35 - Edmonton-Gold Bar, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
References
- "Riding results: Edmonton-Gold Bar". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.
- "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- Boyd, Alex (8 July 2020). "Former British PM Margaret Thatcher roasted by Alberta politician who laments she didn't die sooner". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- "Comments on intimidation, Margaret Thatcher prompt separate apologies in Alberta Legislature". CTV News Edmonton. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
