Scott Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lesser Slave Lake | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Rehn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1984 Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | UCP |
Scott Sinclair (born September 12, 1984)[1] is a United Conservative Party MLA representing the Alberta riding of Lesser Slave Lake and succeeding outgoing MLA Pat Rehn.[2]
Sinclair is the son of Gordon and Val Sinclair.[3][4] He played major junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Estevan Bruins, Lloydminster Blazers and Yorkton Terriers, winning a league championship in the 2004–05 season with Yorkton.[5] He is Non-status First Nations, and one of three Indigenous MLAs elected in the 2023 election.[6][7] He works in the auto glass business.[3]
Sinclair is First Nation and was the UCP’s only Indigenous candidate in the 2023 election.[8]
- ^ *Scott Sinclair career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- ^ Smith, Tanner. "Unofficial election results show UCP newcomer Nolan Dyck winning in Grande Prairie". EverythingGP. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Sinclair declares intention to seek UCP nomination -". July 3, 2022.
- ^ "UCP's Sinclair wins Lesser Slave Lake -". May 30, 2023.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230531044307/https://www.unitedconservative.ca/nominated-candidates/scott-sinclair/
- ^ "Beyond Local: Fewer Indigenous candidates in Alberta election but higher chance of victory for some". TownAndCountryToday.com. May 12, 2023.
- ^ "3 First Nations MLAs emerge victorious in Alberta - APTN News".
- ^ "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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