Justin Wright (politician)

Justin Wright
MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byDrew Barnes
Personal details
Born1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1]
Political partyUCP

Justin Wright (born 1984 or 1985) is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 2023 Alberta general election.[2]

Wright is a businessman and owns a food truck and catering company.[1] He is originally from London, Ontario.[3]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Cypress-Medicine Hat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Justin Wright 13,489 61.89 -5.17
New Democratic Cathy Hogg 7,697 35.32 +9.29
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Matt Orr 322 1.48
Alberta Independence Cody Ray Both 287 1.32
Total 21,795 99.44
Rejected and declined 122 0.56
Turnout 21,917 53.18
Eligible voters 41,209
United Conservative hold Swing -7.23
Source(s)

2023 UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat nomination contest

March 16, 2023[5]

Candidate
Votes %
Justin Wright 217 56.2
James Finkbeiner 169 43.8
Total 386 100.00

References

  1. ^ a b "You are being redirected..." medicinehatnews.com.
  2. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Cypress-Medicine Hat | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ "Alberta election 2023: Learn more about the candidates in Cypress-Medicine Hat". Calgary. May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "57 - Cypress-Medicine Hat". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cypress-Medicine Hat" (PDF). United Conservative Party. Retrieved 12 March 2024.