Ole Hammarlund is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.[1] He represented the district of Charlottetown-Brighton as a member of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.
Ole Hammarlund | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Brighton | |
| In office April 23, 2019 – March 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jordan Brown |
| Succeeded by | Rob Lantz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denmark |
| Political party | Green |
| Occupation | architect |
Early life and career edit
Born and raised in Denmark, Hammarlund studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,[2] and moved to Prince Edward Island in 1977 after being commissioned to design The Ark, an experimental sustainable housing project in Spry Point.[3]
Political career edit
In 2019, he was elected as MLA for Charlottetown-Brighton, he served as opposition critic for Transportation and Infrastructure.[4] On March 6, 2023, he lost the Green nomination to Janice Harper, for his district.[5]
Election results edit
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Brighton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Ole Hammarlund | 1,310 | 40.57 | +27.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Jordan Brown | 1,223 | 37.88 | -1.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donna Hurry | 567 | 17.56 | -20.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Simone Webster | 128 | 3.96 | -5.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,229 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.20 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Prince Edward Island election results, riding by riding". Global News, April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hammarlund to run in District 13". The Guardian, June 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Ark, '70s experiment in sustainable living, explored at new exhibit". CBC News Prince Edward Island, October 16, 2016.
- ^ Ole Hammarlund, Legislative assembly of PEI
- ^ Green incumbent Ole Hammarlund loses party nomination to run in 2023 election, CBC News, March 7, 2023
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