Warren Cameron Westhead (born 1977) is a former Canadian politician and operating room nurse who served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Banff-Cochrane.[1][2] He was elected as the second vice president of United Nurses of Alberta in October 2019, where he currently serves.[3]
Cam Westhead | |
|---|---|
 Westhead in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Banff-Cochrane | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Casey |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Oshawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Bragg Creek, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Nipissing University |
| Occupation | Registered Nurse |
Electoral history
edit2019 general election
edit| 2019 Alberta general election: Banff-Kananaskis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Miranda Rosin | 10,859 | 51.34 | -7.76 | $82,111 | |||
| New Democratic | Cameron Westhead | 8,890 | 42.03 | +3.50 | $59,158 | |||
| Alberta Party | Brenda Stanton | 941 | 4.45 | +4.41 | $7,334 | |||
| Liberal | Gwyneth Midgley | 228 | 1.08 | +0.83 | $500 | |||
| Alberta Independence | Anita Crowshoe | 154 | 0.73 | – | $1,818 | |||
| Independent | Dave Phillips | 80 | 0.38 | – | $500 | |||
| Total | 21,152 | 98.48 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 21,479 | 68.74 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,246 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -5.63 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4][5][6] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
2015 general election
edit| 2015 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Cameron Westhead | 8,426 | 42.83% | 36.15% | ||||
| Wildrose | Scott Wagner | 5,692 | 28.93% | -8.48% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Casey | 5,555 | 28.24% | -13.58% | ||||
| Total | 19,673 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 86 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 36,485 | 54.16% | -1.64% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 4.74% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "49 - Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Howell, Trevor (27 April 2015). "Banff-Cochrane riding: Candidates Casey, Wagner and Westhead - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Derworiz, Colette (6 May 2015). "Banff-Cochrane's Cameron Westhead focuses on healthcare - Calgary Herald". Calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "About → Executive Board - UNA". una.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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