Colin Krieger
Colin Krieger | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Maverick Party | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Maverick |
| Residence | Valleyview, Alberta[1] |
Colin Rodger Krieger[2] is the leader of the Maverick Party, a political party based in Alberta, Canada. On May 14, 2022, he was elected as the new leader of the party.[3] He ran in the 2021 Canadian federal election in Peace River—Westlock, and earned 5.5% of the vote.
He has worked as a truck driver, an oilfield contractor and the owner of an oilfield paramedic service.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Peace River—Westlock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Arnold Viersen | 29,486 | 63.0 | -17.6 | $57,120.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Gail Ungstad | 6,019 | 12.9 | +5.4 | $10,267.72 | |||
| People's | Darryl Boisson | 5,916 | 12.6 | +9.5 | $3,808.47 | |||
| Maverick | Colin Krieger | 2,573 | 5.5 | — | $8,852.55 | |||
| Liberal | Leslie Penny | 2,431 | 5.2 | -0.9 | $1,390.57 | |||
| Green | Jordan Francis MacDougall | 364 | 0.8 | -1.9 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,789 | – | – | $135,210.15 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 198 | 0.42 | -0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,987 | 63.2 | -7.2 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,324 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -11.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Kemp-Boulet, Spencer (September 1, 2021). "Maverick Party promises stronger western voice". Town and Country Today. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Leadership Contestant's Statement of Contributions and Loans Received Before the First Day of the Contest" (PDF). Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Krieger new leader of Maverick Party". Western Standard. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Office of the Leader". Maverick Party. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2021.