Leo Vasseur
Leo Vasseur | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Bonnyville | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ernie Isley |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1946[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | psychologist, school administrator |
Leo Vasseur is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating Ernie Isley of the Progressive Conservatives.
He was defeated by Denis Ducharme from the Progressive Conservatives during the 1997 Alberta general election after his district was abolished and he ran in the new Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding. He only served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Vasseur currently serves as regional chair for the northwest region on the Alberta Liberal Party executive.
Election results
| 1993 Alberta general election: Bonnyville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%[2] | ||||
| Liberal | Leo Vasseur | 4,364 | 47.2% | +20.7% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Isley | 4,222 | 45.6% | -4.7% | ||||
| New Democratic | Agathe Gaulin | 666 | 7.2% | -16.0% | ||||
| Total valid votes[3] | 9,252 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,826 | 55.2% | +10.9% | |||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +12.7% | ||||||
| 1997 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 4,593 | 58.41% | +12.81% | ||||
| Liberal | Leo Vasseur | 2,323 | 29.54% | -17.66% | ||||
| Social Credit | Robert Kratchmer | 948 | 12.05% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,864 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,185 | 48.66% | -6.54% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.24% | ||||||
Source(s)
"Beaver River Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
External links
- Liberal Party executive
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