# Chris Nielsen (politician)

Christian Nielsen (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote. Within the Legislature, Nielsen was on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.

## Background

Nielsen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, before moving to Edmonton in 1982 with his family. He was educated at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where he attended from 1986 to 1988. After his education, Nielsen held jobs in the industrial sector, and was a shipping receiver at a Lucerne Foods ice cream plant prior to being elected as an MLA.

## Electoral history
### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Chris Nielsen | 8,789 | 47.54 | -21.17 |
| | United Conservative | Karen Principe | 7,371 | 39.87 | +13.89 |
| | Alberta Party | Ali Haymour | 2,027 | 10.96 | – |
| | Alberta Independence | Virginia Bruneau | 301 | 1.63 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,488 | 98.79 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 227 | 1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,715 | 56.68 |
| Eligible electors | Eligible electors | Eligible electors | 33,017 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -17.53 |
| Source(s) Source: "30 - Edmonton-Decore, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 116–119. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved 7 April 2021. |||||||

### 2015 general election

vte2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Chris Nielsen | 10,531 | 67.91% | 47.76% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Janice Sarich | 2,847 | 18.36% | -24.00% |
| | Wildrose | Dean Miller | 1,289 | 8.31% | -13.24% |
| | Liberal | Bradley Whalen | 691 | 4.46% | -11.48% |
| | Green | Trey Capnerhurst | 150 | 0.97% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,508 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 47 | 37 | 21 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,518 | 47.90% | 0.59% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 14.37% |
| Source(s) Source: "32 - Edmonton-Decore, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. |||||||