Prasad Panda
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| Prasad Panda | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Foothills | |
| Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Prentice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962/1963 (age 52–53) Sangam Jagarlamudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Wildrose Party |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Occupation | Professional Engineer |
| Religion | Hindu |
Prasad Panda born 1963 is a Canadian politician who was elected in a by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills,[1] replacing former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice.
Panda defeated former Calgary city councillor and Alberta NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth with a majority of 1607, and around 12% of the popular vote.[2]
Electoral history[edit]
Calgary-Foothills[edit]
| Alberta provincial by-election, September 3, 2015: Calgary-Foothills Voiding of general election results due to Jim Prentice disclaiming his seat |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Wildrose | Prasad Panda | 4,877 | 38.35 | +20.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Hawkesworth | 3,270 | 25.71 | -6.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blair Houston | 2,746 | 21.59 | -18.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Ali Bin Zahid | 791 | 6.22 | -0.94 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Mark Taylor | 610 | 4.80 | +4.80 | ||||
| Green | Janet Keeping | 377 | 2.96 | +0.92 | ||||
| Independent | Antoni Grochowski | 46 | 0.36 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,717 | |||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 39.48 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,212 | |||||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +19.49 | ||||||
Calgary-Northern Hills[edit]
| Alberta general election, 2015: Calgary-Northern Hills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jamie Kleinsteuber | 6,641 | 38.3% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Teresa Woo-Paw | 5,343 | 30.7% | |||||
| Wildrose | Prasad Panda | 4,392 | 25.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Harry Lin | 1,000 | 5.8% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 17,376 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain | Swing | |||||||
| Alberta general election, 2012: Calgary-Northern Hills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Teresa Woo-Paw | 6,144 | 49.02% | |||||
| Wildrose | Prasad Panda | 4,637 | 37.00% | |||||
| Liberal | Kirstin Morrell | 1,058 | 8.44% | |||||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Westlund | 694 | 5.54% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 12,503 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Wildrose's Panda defeats NDP in Calgary-Foothills byelection battle". Calgary Herald, September 4, 2015.
- ^ Passifiume,Bryan:'Panda beats Hawkesworth as Wildrose wins Calgary provincial byelection' Calgary Sun, September 3, 2015.
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