Blaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election for the electoral division of Carman.[1] Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Blaine Pedersen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development | |
| In office October 23, 2019 – July 15, 2021 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Ralph Eichler |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Eichler |
| Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade | |
| In office August 17, 2017 – October 23, 2019 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Cliff Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Eichler |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| In office May 3, 2016 – August 17, 2017 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Steve Ashton |
| Succeeded by | Ron Schuler |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Midland | |
| In office October 4, 2011 – September 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Lauren Stone |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Carman | |
| In office May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Rocan |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Pedersen was re-elected in the new Midland riding in the 2011,[2] and 2016 elections.[3] On May 3, 2016, Pedersen was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Infrastructure.[4][5]
On August 17, 2017, he was named Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade.[6]
Re-elected in the 2019 election, he announced on July 15, 2021, that he was resigning from cabinet and did not intend to seek re-election.[7]
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Manitoba general election: Midland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Pedersen | 6,706 | 75.01 | -3.4 | $9,704.94 | |||
| New Democratic | Cindy Friesen | 1,372 | 15.35 | +7.5 | $150.00 | |||
| Liberal | Julia Sisler | 862 | 9.64 | +0.3 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,940 | 98.85 | – | |||||
| Rejected | 104 | 1.15 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,044 | 59.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,258 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.5 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Midland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Pedersen | 6,168 | 75.20 | 5.76 | $6,787.89 | |||
| Green | Stacy O'Neill | 797 | 9.72 | – | $165.77 | |||
| New Democratic | Jacqueline Theroux | 714 | 8.71 | -14.94 | $648.86 | |||
| Liberal | Julia Sisler | 523 | 6.38 | -0.53 | $2.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,202 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 64 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 13,857 | 59.65 | 8.30 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Midland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Pedersen | 5,139 | 69.45 | $21,702.82 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jacqueline Theroux | 1,750 | 23.65 | $3,063.12 | ||||
| Liberal | Leah Jeffers | 511 | 6.91 | $2,572.41 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,400 | – | ||||||
| Rejected | 29 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 14,467 | 51.35 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018. | ||||||||
| 2007 Manitoba general election: Carman | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Pedersen | 3,845 | 57.96 | +6.10 | $10,079.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Sharon Sadowy | 1,440 | 21.71 | +0.44 | $2,970.97 | |||
| Liberal | Don Oldcorn | 1,293 | 19.49 | −7.38 | $5,572.63 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,578 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 56 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,634 | 53.19 | −0.95 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,471 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Carman — Official Results — 2007 Provincial Election". Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ "Midland voters overwhelmingly give Pedersen their support". Pembina Today. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Blaine Pedersen re-elected for third term in Midland". Pembina Valley Online. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "Pallister adds new face, new department in cabinet shuffle". CBC. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ Blaine Pedersen [@BlainePedersen] (15 July 2021). "I will not be seeking re-election in the next provincial election" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via Twitter.
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