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Cam Westhead

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Cam Westhead
Westhead in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Banff-Cochrane
In office
May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded byRon Casey
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Oshawa, Ontario
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceBragg Creek, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, Nipissing University
OccupationRegistered Nurse

Warren Cameron Westhead (born 1977) is a former Canadian politician and operating room nurse who served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane.[1][2] He was elected as the second vice president of United Nurses of Alberta in October 2019, where he currently serves.[3]

Electoral history

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2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Banff-Kananaskis
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Miranda Rosin 10,859 51.34 -7.76 $82,111
New Democratic Cameron Westhead 8,890 42.03 +3.50 $59,158
Alberta Party Brenda Stanton 941 4.45 +4.41 $7,334
Liberal Gwyneth Midgley 228 1.08 +0.83 $500
Alberta Independence Anita Crowshoe 154 0.73 $1,818
Independent Dave Phillips 80 0.38 $500
Total 21,152 98.48
Turnout 21,479 68.74
Eligible voters 31,246
United Conservative notional hold Swing -5.63
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4][5][6]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015 general election

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2015 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cameron Westhead 8,426 42.83% 36.15%
Wildrose Scott Wagner 5,692 28.93% -8.48%
Progressive Conservative Ron Casey 5,555 28.24% -13.58%
Total 19,673
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 86
Eligible electors / turnout 36,485 54.16% -1.64%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 4.74%
Source(s)
Source: "49 - Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ Howell, Trevor (27 April 2015). "Banff-Cochrane riding: Candidates Casey, Wagner and Westhead - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ Derworiz, Colette (6 May 2015). "Banff-Cochrane's Cameron Westhead focuses on healthcare - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ "About → Executive Board - UNA". una.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. ^ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.