Dave Hanson (politician)

David Bradley Hanson is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was first elected in the 2015 election, to the 29th Alberta Legislature, for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, where he held the seat for the Wildrose Party after incumbent MLA Shayne Saskiw did not seek re-election.[1][2]

Dave Hanson MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (2015–2019)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Shayne Saskiw
Personal details
Born	David Bradley Hansen 1960/1961 (age 59–60) Two Hills, Alberta
Political party	United Conservative
Other political affiliations	Wildrose (2015–17)
Occupation	Oilfield consultant

Background

Hanson was born in Two Hills, Alberta in either 1960 or 1961, where he spent his childhood. After graduating high school, Hanson attended Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in 1982, where he was qualified in plumbing, gasfitting, and steamfitting. He has since worked for various construction and oil companies, and lives on a farm outside St. Paul, Alberta.[2][3]

Prior to being elected, he worked for Canadian Natural Resources Limited as a supervisor. He cites his desire to help the oil and gas field as being rooted in his own experience in the industry. He also references his two children working in the medical field as motivation for prioritizing health issues.[2]

Political career

Hanson served as critic for Indigenous Relations as well as Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness for the Wildrose opposition. When the party merged with the Progressive Conservatives in 2017, he joined the new party and continued as its critic for Indigenous Relations.[4]

Electoral history

2015 Alberta general election: Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Wildrose	Dave Hanson	4,760	38.65%	-7.91%
	New Democratic	Catherine Harder	4,213	34.21%	+28.68%
	Progressive Conservative	Darrell Younghans	3,002	24.38%	-18.02%
	Green	Brian Deheer	340	2.76%	–
Total valid votes			12,315	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			73	–	–
Electors/turnout			23,476	52.77%	-6.49%
	Wildrose hold		Swing		-18.30%
Source(s) "Election Results - LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL-TWO HILLS". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

2019 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	David Hanson	15,943	73.09%	-0.01%
	New Democratic	Kari Whan	3,061	14.03%	-8.37%
	Alberta Party	Glenn Anderson	2,223	10.19%	+6.49%
	Independence	David Garnett-Bennett	217	0.99%	–
	Alberta Advantage	David Inscho	207	0.95%	–
	Independent	Kacey Daniels	162	0.74%	–
Total valid votes			21,813	99.53	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			102	0.47	–
Turnout			21,915	61.23	–
Registered electors			35,791	–	–
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		+4.18
Source(s) "51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Change is based on re-distributed results from the 2015 Alberta general election.

References

1. "Live Alberta election results 2015: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. January 21, 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. Muise, Luke (23 March 2015). "Political newcomer named Wildrose candidate for LLB - St. Paul -Two Hills". Lac La Biche Post. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. "Mr. David B. Hanson (W)". ELECTED MEMBERS. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
4. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. "Member Profiles: David B. Hanson". Retrieved June 28, 2018.