Chris Nielsen (politician)

Christian Nielsen (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the provincial riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote.[1] Within the Legislature, Nielsen serves on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.[2]

Chris Nielsen MLA
Nielsen in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Decore
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Janice Sarich
Personal details
Born	April 1967 (age 53) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation	Shipper, Warehouseman

Background

Nielsen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, before moving to Edmonton in 1982 with his family. He was educated at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where he attended from 1986–1988. After his education, Nielsen held jobs in the industrial sector, and was a shipping receiver at a Lucerne Foods icecream plant prior to being elected as an MLA.[2][3]

Electoral history

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Chris Nielsen	8,789	47.5%	-20.41%
	United Conservative	Karen Principe	7,371	39.9%	+13.23%
	Alberta Party	Ali Haymour	2,027	11.0%	--
	Independence	Virginia Bruneau	301	1.6%	--
Total valid votes			18,488
Rejected, spoiled and declined			108	92	27
Registered electors			33,398
Turnout			55.8%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-20.41%
Source(s) "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Chris Nielsen	10,531	67.91	+47.76
	Progressive Conservative	Janice Sarich	2,847	18.36	-24.00
	Wildrose	Dean Miller	1,289	8.31	-13.24
	Liberal	Bradley Whalen	691	4.46	-11.48
	Green	Trey Capnerhurst	150	0.97
Total valid votes			15,508
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			105
Eligible electors / Turnout			32,518	48.01	+0.48
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+35.88
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Decore". Retrieved July 16, 2018.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2019-01-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Elected Members - Mr. Chris Nielsen (ND)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
3. ANDREA SANDS, ALEXANDRA ZABJEK AND ELISE STOLTE (5 May 2015). "Meet Edmonton's new MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.