# Rick Fraser (politician)

Richard Glenn Fraser ECA (born February 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-South East.
Elected as a Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA in 2012, Fraser was sworn into the Redford cabinet in 2013 as Minister of Public Safety.
Fraser initially joined the rest of the PC caucus in its merger with the Wildrose Party to form the United Conservative Party in 2017. He left the caucus on September 21, 2017, to sit as an Independent due to his dissatisfaction with the party's leadership contest and the emphasis put by candidates on spending cuts and austerity.
Fraser registered his candidacy for the leadership of the Alberta Party on December 30, 2017. He officially announced his candidacy on January 9, 2018, and also joined the Alberta Party caucus.

## Electoral history
### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Matt Jones | 12,860 | 61.21% | -0.48% |
| | New Democratic | Heather Eddy | 3,983 | 18.96% | -12.23% |
| | Alberta Party | Rick Fraser | 3,810 | 18.13% | – |
| | Liberal | Leila Keith | 224 | 1.07% | -4.46% |
| | Alberta Independence | Richard Fontaine | 134 | 0.64% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,011 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 47 | 66 | 5 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 29,578 | 71.21% | 20.63% |
| | United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | Swing | 20.48% |
| Source(s) Source: "24 - Calgary-South East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.UCP change is based on combination of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose results from the 2015 Alberta general election. |||||||
vte2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Fraser | 7,663 | 32.48% | -16.05% |
| | New Democratic | Mirical MacDonald | 7,358 | 31.19% | 27.92% |
| | Wildrose | Brandon Lunty | 6,892 | 29.21% | -13.87% |
| | Liberal | Gladwin Gill | 1,304 | 5.53% | 0.41% |
| | Green | Jordan Mac Isaac | 374 | 1.59% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 23,591 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 103 | 52 | 15 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 46,871 | 50.58% | 2.72% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.08% |
| Source(s) Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-South East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Fraser | 7,161 | 48.53% | – |
| | Wildrose | Bill Jarvis | 6,357 | 43.08% | – |
| | Liberal | Brad Carroll | 755 | 5.12% | – |
| | New Democratic | Marta Warszynski | 483 | 3.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,756 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 37 | 38 | 4 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 30,914 | 47.87% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "25 - Calgary-South East, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||