Brian Lawrence Malkinson ECA (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Currie.[1][2] In 2018, he accepted the position of Minister of Service Alberta.[3] He was defeated in his re-election bid in the 2019 Alberta general election by 191 votes to Nicholas Milliken.[4]

The Honourable
Brian Malkinson
Malkinson in May 2015
Minister of Service Alberta
In office
June 18, 2018 – April 30, 2019
Preceded byStephanie McLean
Succeeded byNate Glubish
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie
In office
May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded byChristine Cusanelli
Succeeded byNicholas Milliken
Personal details
Born1985 (age 38–39)
British Columbia, Canada
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationHeavy equipment salesman

Education

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Brian has a Bachelor of Science (programming) from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, where he also served as president and vice-president of the Interactive Arts and Technology Student Union.

29th Alberta Legislature

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Legislative Committees

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Malkinson served as deputy chair of the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee and the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices. He also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. Malkinson previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.[5]

Electoral history

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2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Nicholas Milliken 9,960 43.70 -0.09 $74,793
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 9,769 42.86 +3.60 $60,594
Alberta Party Lindsay Luhnau 2,512 11.02 +3.47 $14,604
Liberal Joshua Codd 491 2.15 -5.27 $8,132
  Pro-Life Lucas C. Hernandez
60
0.26
+0.25
$500
Total 22,792 98.77
Rejected, spoiled and declined 284 1.23
Turnout 23,076 66.20
Eligible voters 34,857
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.84
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6][7][8]
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

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2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 7,387 39.82% 34.37%
Progressive Conservative Christine Cusanelli 4,577 24.67% -20.29%
Wildrose Terry Devries 3,769 20.31% -8.57%
Liberal Shelley Wark-Martyn 1,441 7.77% -8.32%
Alberta Party Tony Norman 1,006 5.42% 2.17%
Green Nelson Berlin 373 2.01% 0.65%
Total 18,553
Rejected, spoiled and declined 82 48 7
Eligible electors / turnout 37,342 49.92% -4.56%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -0.47%
Source(s)
Source: "07 - Calgary-Currie, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2014 by-election

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Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West
Resignation of Ken Hughes on September 26, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Ellis 4,836 44.29 −5.56
Wildrose Sheila Taylor 4,530 41.58 +4.25
Liberal David Khan 927 8.51 +1.05
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 337 3.09 +0.08
Alberta Party Troy Millington 264 2.42 +1.45
Total 10,894
Rejected, spoiled and declined 17 7 1
Eligible electors / turnout 30,541 35.73
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

2012 general election

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2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-North West
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Sandra Jansen 7,683 51.76%
Wildrose Chris Challis 5,454 36.74%
Liberal Robert Prcic 992 6.68%
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 471 3.17%
Evergreen Bryan Hunt 140 0.94%
Alberta Party Troy Millington 103 0.69%

References

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  1. ^ "Alberta Election 2015 Calgary Currie: The candidates, the issues | Riding Profil". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. ^ "Calgary-Currie: Oilpatch experience boosts newcomer Malkinson".
  3. ^ [ Calgary MLA Brian Malkinson moved up as Notley shuffles cabinet"] Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  4. ^ "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP — 29TH LEGISLATURE" (PDF).
  6. ^ "06 - Calgary-Currie, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ 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. 23–26. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.