Bob Turner | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Dr_Bob_Turner_2015.jpg) Turner in May 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mandel |
| Succeeded by | Rakhi Pancholi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Robert Turner June 23, 1948 Brandon, Manitoba |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Medical doctor, professor |
Andrew Robert "Bob" Turner (born June 23, 1948) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[1] He won his seat with 12,803 votes, defeating incumbent health minister and former mayor of Edmonton, Stephen Mandel by 5,622 votes, or around 57% of the vote to Mandel's 32%. Mandel had previously beaten Turner in an October, 2014 by-election after Mandel was appointed as an unelected minister by then-Premier Jim Prentice.[2][3]
Turner chose not to run for re-election in the 2019 election, stating "From the beginning, I spoke about the need to move forward in building Nellie Carlson School, with upgrading the Misericordia Hospital and eliminating flavoured tobacco...I've been proud to see all of these goals accomplished".[4]
In his place, the NDP ran Rakhi Pancholi as its candidate. She won the seat, defeating Elisabeth Hughes of the United Conservative Party.[5]
- ^ "Riding results: Edmonton-Whitemud". www.edmontonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "Riding results: Edmonton-Whitemud". www.edmontonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "Health Minister Stephen Mandel dethroned in Edmonton Whitemud". Metro. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Dr. Bob Turner Announces Retirement". www.daveberta.ca. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Results: Rakhi Pancholi holds Edmonton-Whitemud for NDP". www.edmontonjournal.com.