Scott Sinclair (politician)

Scott Sinclair
MLA
MLA for Lesser Slave Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byPat Rehn
Personal details
Born (1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40)
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUCP

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]

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 First Nation and was the UCP’s only Indigenous candidate in the 2023 election.[8]

  1. ^ *Scott Sinclair career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
  2. ^ Smith, Tanner. "Unofficial election results show UCP newcomer Nolan Dyck winning in Grande Prairie". EverythingGP. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Sinclair declares intention to seek UCP nomination -". July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "UCP's Sinclair wins Lesser Slave Lake -". May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Sinclair – the United Conservative Party". Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ "Beyond Local: Fewer Indigenous candidates in Alberta election but higher chance of victory for some". TownAndCountryToday.com. May 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "3 First Nations MLAs emerge victorious in Alberta - APTN News".
  8. ^ "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.