Bob Turner (Canadian politician)
Bob Turner | |
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Turner in May 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mandel |
| Succeeded by | Rakhi Pancholi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Robert Turner June 23, 1948 Brandon, Manitoba |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Medical doctor, professor |
Andrew Robert "Bob" Turner (born June 23, 1948) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. He won his seat with 12,803 votes, defeating incumbent health minister and former mayor of Edmonton, Stephen Mandel by 5,622 votes, or around 57% of the vote to Mandel's 32%. Mandel had previously beaten Turner in an October, 2014 by-election after Mandel was appointed as an unelected minister by then-Premier Jim Prentice.
Turner chose not to run for re-election in the 2019 election, stating "From the beginning, I spoke about the need to move forward in building Nellie Carlson School, with upgrading the Misericordia Hospital and eliminating flavoured tobacco...I've been proud to see all of these goals accomplished".
In his place, the NDP ran Rakhi Pancholi as its candidate. She won the seat, defeating Elisabeth Hughes of the United Conservative Party.