Frederick Thomas Horne ECA (born August 25, 1961) is a retired Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Edmonton-Rutherford as a Progressive Conservative.

The Honourable
Fred Horne
MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford
In office
March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byRick Miller
Succeeded byRichard Feehan
Minister of Health and Wellness
In office
2011–2014
Succeeded byStephen Mandel
Personal details
Born (1961-08-25) August 25, 1961 (age 63)
Whitby, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseJennifer
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Alma materRoyal Roads University
York University
Occupationhealth policy consultant

Early life

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Horne, a former debater, moved from Ontario to Alberta in 1992 to accept the position of executive director with the Alberta Debating and Speech Association. He later coached Team Canada at the World Schools Debating Championships. Prior to his election, he spent 25 years as a health policy consultant, working with various governments, health professional bodies, and research organizations to develop health care. Horne holds a master of business administration degree from Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia and a postgraduate certification in dispute resolution from York University.

Political career

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Horne was unsuccessful in his first bid to become an MLA. In the 2004 provincial election, he lost to Liberal leader Kevin Taft by almost 7,000 votes in the constituency of Edmonton-Riverview. After the election, he became executive assistant to then Health Minister Dave Hancock, a position in which he served until the next election.

In the 2008 provincial election, Horne recaptured the Edmonton-Rutherford constituency for the Progressive Conservatives after Liberal Rick Miller overcame Tory Ian McClelland in 2004. He defeated Miller by 62 votes to win, the second-closest race of all 83 provincial constituencies.

After his election to the Alberta Legislature, Horne chaired the Standing Committee on Health, which was tasked with examining Bill 24, the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act. The proposed legislation concerns personal and financial substitute decision-making for mentally incapacitated adults.

On October 12, 2011, Horne was appointed the Minister of Health and Wellness.[1] He was shuffled out of Cabinet on September 15, 2014.[2]

Election results

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2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Rutherford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fred Horne 5,225 42.49% 10.67%
Liberal Rick Miller 5,167 42.02% -13.04%
New Democratic Mike Butler 1,178 9.58% 1.99%
Wildrose Alliance John Baloun 379 3.08% -0.85%
Green Katherine Wyrostok 348 2.83%
Total 12,297
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18 37 23
Eligible electors / turnout 26,939 45.80% -8.83%
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 11.38%
Source(s)
Source: "40 - Edmonton-Rutherford, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 332–335. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Rutherford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fred Horne 6,942 42.20% -0.29%
Liberal Rick Miller 3,619 22.00% -20.02%
Wildrose Alliance Kyle McLeod 2,765 16.81% 13.73%
Alberta Party Michael Walters 1,672 10.16%
New Democratic Melanie Samaroden 1,368 8.32% -1.26%
Evergreen David Tonner 85 0.52% -2.31%
Total 16,451
Rejected, spoiled and declined 64 57 17
Eligible electors / turnout 27,115 60.97% 15.17%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 9.86%
Source(s)
Source: "43 - Edmonton-Rutherford, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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