Dan Williams (Canadian politician)
Dan Williams is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Peace River in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1][2]
Dan Williams | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Peace River | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Jabbour |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | La Crete, Alberta |
He currently resides in La Crete with his wife, Maureen, where he worked at Knelsen Sand & Gravel. While employed by Knelsen, Williams secured the United Conservative Party nomination in Peace River with 81% of the vote.
Williams has stated his support for immediately repealing the provincial carbon tax and reducing regulations to create the fastest regulatory approval process in North America.[3] He also supports a one-third reduction in the corporate tax to promote economic growth. In January 2019, he appeared at a pro-resource rally where he stated, “We are not at all ashamed to defend (the oil and gas) industry, to defend the way we make a living and have for generations in this province.”[4]
He is also in favour of reducing the rural crime rate through additional funding to the criminal justice system and strategic reforms to avoid suspected criminals escaping the justice system without a trial.[5]
Williams has also voiced his support for school choice and is vocally pro-life.[6]
Electoral history
| 2019 Alberta general election: Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Dan Williams | 9,770 | 69.40% | +12.65% | ||||
| New Democratic | Debbie Jabbour | 3,139 | 22.30% | -17.07% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Dakota House | 721 | 5.12% | 1.25% | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Connie Russell | 249 | 1.77% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Remi J. Tardif | 198 | 1.41% | – | ||||
| Total | 14,077 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 78 | 35 | 4 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,458 | 60.36% | 12.84% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | 22.05% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "77 - Peace River, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- Olivia Condon (2019-01-28). "Local UCP candidate Dan Williams eager for change | Peace River Record Gazette". Prrecordgazette.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "Alberta election: Peace River results - Edmonton". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- Admin2015 (2019-04-10). "Dan Williams, United Conservative Party candidate". Smoky River Express. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- "Arnold Viersen". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- "Cracking Down on Crime". The United Conservative Party. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- Admin2015 (2019-04-09). "Peace River candidates state their positions on abortion at La Crete forum". Smoky River Express. Retrieved 2019-04-23.