Richard Gotfried

Richard Stanley Gotfried (born September 18, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta General Election to the 30th Alberta Legislature, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Fish Creek for the United Conservative Party. He was re-elected to the riding with a voting plurality of 8,499,[1] and has served the Fish Creek constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2015 Alberta General Election. Prior to 2015, his seat was held by Heather Forsyth, who had served as the Leader of the Opposition before retiring from politics after the 2015 election was called.

Richard Gotfried MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Fish Creek
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2019
Preceded by	Heather Forsyth
Personal details
Born	September 18, 1958 Calgary, Alberta
Political party	United Conservative
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Business Executive - Aviation/Construction

Electoral history

2019 General Election

United Conservative - Richard Gotfried, 15,975 - 61.5%

New Democratic - Rebecca Bounsall, 7,476 - 28.8%

Alberta Party - Robert Tremblay, 1,699 - 6.5%

Liberal - John Roggeveen, 359 - 1.4%

Green Party - Taylor Stasila, 231 - 0.9%

Alberta Independence Party - Tomas Manasek, 226 - 0.9%

[Source: Elections Alberta[2]]

2015 General Election

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Gotfried	6,198	32.9
	New Democratic	Jill Moreton	6,069	32.2
	Wildrose	Blaine Maller	5,568	29.6
	Alberta Party	Allison Wemyss	850	4.5
	Social Credit	Martin Owen	148	0.8
Total valid votes			18,833
Rejected, spoiled and declined			69
Turnout			18,902	61.1
Eligible voters			30,931
Source: Elections Alberta[3]

References

1. "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.