Earl Dreeshen

Earl Dreeshen MP (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party.

Earl Dreeshen MP
Earl Dreeshen in 2016
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Red Deer—Mountain View Red Deer (2008-2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Bob Mills
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-09) July 9, 1953 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Relations	Devin Dreeshen (son)
Profession	Farmer

Political career

Dreeshen was initially elected to represent the electoral district of Red Deer in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and re-elected with an increased majority in 2011. Red Deer was split almost in half ahead of the 2015 election, and Dreeshen opted to run in Red Deer—Mountain View—essentially the southern half of his old riding.

Personal life

Prior to becoming an MP he was a farmer and a physics and math teacher. He and his wife still manage their family farm. His son Devin Dreeshen is MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Provincial Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.[1]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Red Deer—Mountain View
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Earl Dreeshen	54,765	80.2	+5.87
	New Democratic	Logan Garbanewski	4,946	7.3	-1.11
	Liberal	Gary Tremblay	3,795	5.6	-7.83
	People's	Paul Mitchell	2,637	3.9	-
	Green	Conner Borlé	2,026	3.0	+0.39
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,169	100.0
Total rejected ballots			278
Turnout			68,447	76.8
Eligible voters			89,098
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.49
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

2015 Canadian federal election: Red Deer-Mountain View
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Earl Dreeshen	46,245	74.3	-5.07	–
	Liberal	Chandra Lescia Kastern	8,356	13.4	+9.86	–
	New Democratic	Paul Harris	5,233	8.4	-3.51	–
	Green	Simon Oleny	1,621	2.6	-2.44	–
	Libertarian	James Walper	445	0.7	–	–
	Pirate	Scott Milne	312	0.5	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,212	100.0		$223,075.30
Total rejected ballots			135	–	–
Turnout			62,347	71.8	–
Eligible voters			86,737
	Conservative hold		Swing		-7.47
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2011 Canadian federal election: Red Deer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Earl Dreeshen	37,959	75.93	+2.70	$63,247
	New Democratic	Stuart Somerville	7,566	15.13	+4.03	$1
	Green	Mason Sisson	2,551	5.10	-4.24
	Liberal	Andrew Lineker	1,918	3.84	-2.47	$3,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,994	100.00
Total rejected ballots			119	0.24	-0.02
Turnout			50,113	54.01	+4.14
Eligible voters			92,792	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election: Red Deer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Earl Dreeshen	33,226	73.23	-2.51	$53,804
	New Democratic	Stuart Somerville	5,040	11.10	+1.17	$1,774
	Green	Evan Bedford	4,239	9.34	+4.18
	Liberal	Garfield Marks	2,863	6.31	-2.84	$7,450
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,368	100.00	$92,848
Total rejected ballots			118	0.26	+0.04
Turnout			45,486	49.87	-14.86

References

1. Alberta.ca https://www.alberta.ca/devin-dreeshen-bio.aspx. Retrieved 5 August 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Red Deer—Mountain View, 30 September 2015
5. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Earl Dreeshen
• Earl Dreeshen – Parliament of Canada biography