Scott_Sinclair_(politician)

Scott Sinclair (politician)

Scott Sinclair (politician)

Canadian politician

Scott Sinclair (born September 12, 1984)[1] is a United Conservative Party MLA representing the Alberta riding of Lesser Slave Lake and succeeding outgoing MLA Pat Rehn.[2]

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Sinclair is the son of Gordon and Val Sinclair.[3][4] He played major junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Estevan Bruins, Lloydminster Blazers and Yorkton Terriers, winning a league championship in the 2004–05 season with Yorkton.[5] He is Non-status First Nations, and one of three Indigenous MLAs elected in the 2023 election.[6][7] He works in the auto glass business.[3]

Sinclair is non-status First Nation and was the UCP’s only Indigenous candidate in the 2023 election.[8]

Electoral history

2023 general election

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2023 UCP Lesser Slave Lake nomination contest

February 25-26, 2023[10]

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References

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  2. [2]
    Smith, Tanner. "Unofficial election results show UCP newcomer Nolan Dyck winning in Grande Prairie". EverythingGP. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Sinclair declares intention to seek UCP nomination -". July 3, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "UCP's Sinclair wins Lesser Slave Lake -". May 30, 2023.
  5. [5]
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230531044307/https://www.unitedconservative.ca/nominated-candidates/scott-sinclair/
  6. [6]
    "Beyond Local: Fewer Indigenous candidates in Alberta election but higher chance of victory for some". TownAndCountryToday.com. May 12, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "3 First Nations MLAs emerge victorious in Alberta - APTN News".
  8. [8]
    "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  9. [9]
    "70 - Lesser Slave Lake". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Lesser Slave Lake" (PDF). United Conservative Party. Retrieved 14 March 2024.


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