Richard Gotfried
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Fish Creek
In office
May 5, 2015  May 29, 2023
Preceded byHeather Forsyth
Succeeded byMyles McDougall
Personal details
Born (1958-09-18) September 18, 1958
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationBusiness Executive - Aviation/Construction

Richard Stanley Gotfried (born September 18, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta General Election to the 30th Alberta Legislature, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek for the United Conservative Party. He was re-elected to the riding with a voting plurality of 8,499,[1] and has served the Fish Creek constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2015 Alberta General Election. Prior to 2015, his seat was held by Heather Forsyth, who had served as the Leader of the Opposition before retiring from politics after the 2015 election was called.

He retired at the 2023 Alberta general election.

Electoral history

2019 General Election

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
United ConservativeRichard Gotfried15,97561.52-1.64$64,738
New DemocraticRebecca Bounsall7,47628.79-1.85$46,721
Alberta PartyRobert Tremblay1,6996.54+2.16$1,077
LiberalJohn Roggeveen3591.38+0.11$500
GreenTaylor Stasila2310.89$500
Alberta IndependenceTomas Manasek2260.87$937
Total 25,96699.58
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1090.42
Turnout 26,07572.11
Eligible voters 36,158
United Conservative notional hold Swing +0.11
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[2][3][4]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015 General Election

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Gotfried6,19832.91%-10.81%
New DemocraticJill Moreton6,06932.23%27.11%
WildroseBlaine Maller5,56829.57%-14.57%
Alberta PartyAllison Wemyss8504.51%
Social CreditMartin Owen1480.79%
Total 18,833
Rejected, spoiled and declined 36276
Eligible electors / turnout 30,93161.02%-0.05%
Progressive Conservative gain from Wildrose Alliance Swing 0.23%
Source(s)
Source: "10 - Calgary-Fish Creek, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

References

  1. "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "11 - Calgary-Fish Creek, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 43–46. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.


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