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Leo Vasseur

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Leo Vasseur
MLA for Bonnyville
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byErnie Isley
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1946-11-05) November 5, 1946 (age 78)[1]
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpsychologist, school administrator

Leo Vasseur is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating Ernie Isley of the Progressive Conservatives.

He was defeated by Denis Ducharme from the Progressive Conservatives during the 1997 Alberta general election after his district was abolished and he ran in the new Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding. He only served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Vasseur currently serves as regional chair for the northwest region on the Alberta Liberal Party executive.

Election results

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1993 Alberta general election: Bonnyville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%[2]
Liberal Leo Vasseur 4,364 47.2% +20.7%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Isley 4,222 45.6% -4.7%
New Democratic Agathe Gaulin 666 7.2% -16.0%
Total valid votes[3] 9,252
Rejected, spoiled and declined 39
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,826 55.2% +10.9%
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.7%
1997 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Denis Ducharme 4,593 58.41% +12.81%
Liberal Leo Vasseur 2,323 29.54% -17.66%
Social Credit Robert Kratchmer 948 12.05%
Total 7,864
Rejected, spoiled and declined 11
Eligible electors / turnout 16,185 48.66% -6.54%
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +15.24%
Source(s)
"Beaver River Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1996.
  2. ^ "Summary of Results by Electoral Division, 1982-2015".
  3. ^ "Abheritage.ca — Electoral results for Bonnyville". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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