Results, Ridings and Candidates
Medicine Hat
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Frans VandeStroet
- Lavar Payne
- Kevin Dodd
- David Patrick
- Dean Shock
- Bev Botter
- Wally Regehr
Frans VandeStroet
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canda
Year of Birth: 1969
Birthplace: Barneveld, the Netherlands
Education: B.Sc. in agriculture
Profession: Farmer and farm realtor
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Corine
Children: Four
Career Background: Worked in the feedlot industry around Picture Butte until 2003, then became a farm realtor with Info Market Group GMAC in Coaldale. Owns a 1500-acre grain farm.
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Lavar Payne
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Micheline
Children: Four
Career Background: Served as special assistant to outgoing member of Parliament, Monte Solberg. Owner and manager of a human resources consulting company. Former human resources manager at Methanex, a large international petro-chemical company.
Contact information:
Kevin Dodd
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 45
Birthplace: Olds, Alta.
Education: Earned a diploma in business administration from Medicine Hat College.
Profession: Consultant
Career Background: He spent most of his youth working in the oilfields of Alberta, and from there proceeded to help construct seven off-grid structures in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He also worked in the publishing industry and is currently a consultant involved with permacultural design in self-contained homes and food production.
Community Activities: He contested in the Al Gore/Richard Branson Virgin Earth Challenge for Atmospheric Restoration.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in 2004 and 2006.
Contact information:
Telephone: 403-544-3960
Dean Shock
Party: Independent
Birthdate: February 8, 1967
Age: 41
Birthplace: Burlington, Ont.
Education: High school diploma
Profession: self-employed entrepreneur
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Teresa
Children: Three
Career Background: Owns ShockWare Wireless Inc., a high-speed wireless Internet company that spans across southern Alberta.
Community Activities: Rotarian, Red Cross disaster services volunteer.
Mailing address:
54 3 Street SW
Medicine Hat, Alta.
T1A 4C3
Contact information:
Cell: 403-502-9819
Home: 403-527-9860
Bev Botter
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Has a master of art and curriculum from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington; a bachelor of nursing from the University of Lethbridge; and a registered nurse diploma from the Edmonton General Hospital School of Nursing.
Profession: Nurse and nursing administrator
Career Background: Recently retired from the Palliser Health Region, where she was a nursing supervisor at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Held a number of positions at the local, regional and provincial level of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, including provincial councillor, South District representative and chair of the Provincial Nursing Committee.
Community Activities: Is a member of the Convention Planning Committee of the Canadian Nursing Association, a board member of the Alberta Lung Association, and a board member of the Medicine Hat Firehall Theatre Society. Is a performer with the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre and a national board member of the Canada Volunteerism Initiative. Is an active member of her faith community, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.
Mailing address:
36 Strachan Court SE
Medicine Hat, Alta.
T1B 4T7
Contact information:
Telephone: 403-526-0370
Wally Regehr
Party: New Democratic Party
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sharon
Children: Two sons
Career Background: Retired educator with many years of experience working with students with special needs. Was the Assistant Superintendent of a small rural school jurisdiction. Part-time consultant on matters related to students with special needs.
Community Activities: Has served on a number of community-based advisory and management boards, most recently as vice-chairperson of the Medicine Hat Public Library Board. Secretary-treasurer of Canadians Reaching Out to the World's Children Foundation (CARO), which supports orphanages in Romania and Burkina Faso.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 1984 and 2006 general elections.
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