Richard Gotfried

Summary

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.

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 (age 65)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationBusiness Executive - Aviation/Construction

He retired at the 2023 Alberta general election.

Electoral history edit

2019 General Election edit

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Richard Gotfried 15,975 61.52 -1.64 $64,738
New Democratic Rebecca Bounsall 7,476 28.79 -1.85 $46,721
Alberta Party Robert Tremblay 1,699 6.54 +2.16 $1,077
Liberal John Roggeveen 359 1.38 +0.11 $500
Green Taylor Stasila 231 0.89 $500
Alberta Independence Tomas Manasek 226 0.87 $937
Total 25,966 99.58
Rejected, spoiled and declined 109 0.42
Turnout 26,075 72.11
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 edit

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Gotfried 6,198 32.91% -10.81%
New Democratic Jill Moreton 6,069 32.23% 27.11%
Wildrose Blaine Maller 5,568 29.57% -14.57%
Alberta Party Allison Wemyss 850 4.51%
Social Credit Martin Owen 148 0.79%
Total 18,833
Rejected, spoiled and declined 36 27 6
Eligible electors / turnout 30,931 61.02% -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 edit

  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.