# Ty Lund

Tyrone Orville Lund (March 31, 1938 – February 28, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Rocky Mountain House (now Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre) as a Progressive Conservative until his defeat in 2012.

## Early life

Lund was born on March 31, 1938, in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. He was a third-generation farmer.

## Political career

Prior to entering provincial politics, Lund was involved in municipal government. He served as a municipal councillor of the Municipal District of Clearwater for nine years, beginning in 1980. For the last four of those years, Lund was reeve. He was also a member of the provincial executive of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties from 1987 to 1989.
Lund was first elected as a Member of the Legislature in 1989, with 60 per cent of the vote in the constituency. During his past five terms, Lund has held many positions, including five ministerial portfolios. He was first appointed Minister of Environmental Protection in 1994, and re-appointed in 1997. In 1999, Lund became Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. He was then appointed Minister of Infrastructure in 2001. In 2004, he became Minister of Government Services. Lund held that position until April 2006, when he was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, which he held until December 2006.
Lund was elected to his sixth term representing the constituency of Rocky Mountain House in the 2008 provincial election, where he received 62 per cent of the votes. He was the chair of the Regulatory Secretariat and deputy chair of the Legislative Offices Committee and Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee. He was also a member of the Alaska/Alberta Bilateral Council, the Council of State Governments–West: Trade and Transportation, and the Standing Committee on Energy.

## Personal life

Lund was active in his community. He was the coordinator of the Civil Air Rescue Emergency Services (Canadian Air Rescue) and treasurer of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church's parish. Lund was also a member of the Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Society, as well as of local chapters of the 4-H Club, the Kinsmen Club and the Rotary Club. He died on February 28, 2021, at the age of 82 in Rimbey, Alberta.

## Election results

vte1989 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 4,392 | 59.81% | 6.50% |
| | New Democratic | Dolly (Martin) Brown | 1,727 | 23.52% | 5.96% |
| | Liberal | Bob Paston | 1,224 | 16.67% | 8.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,343 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 27 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 13,733 | 53.67% | 0.77% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 0.27% |
| Source(s) Source: "Rocky Mountain House Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte1993 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 5,192 | 55.79% | -4.03% |
| | Social Credit | Lavern J. Ahlstrom | 2,330 | 25.03% | – |
| | Liberal | Roxanne V. Prior | 1,181 | 12.69% | -3.98% |
| | New Democratic | Drew Ludington | 604 | 6.49% | -17.03% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,307 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 15,062 | 61.90% | 8.23% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.77% |
| Source(s) Source: "Rocky Mountain House Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte1997 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 5,610 | 54.81% | -0.97% |
| | Social Credit | Lavern J. Ahlstrom | 3,264 | 31.89% | 6.86% |
| | Liberal | Roxanne Prior | 880 | 8.60% | -4.09% |
| | New Democratic | Christine McMeckan | 481 | 4.70% | -1.79% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,235 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 22 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 18,464 | 55.55% | -6.35% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.91% |
| Source(s) Source: "Rocky Mountain House Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2001 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 7,820 | 70.43% | 15.61% |
| | Social Credit | Lavern J. Ahlstrom | 1,705 | 15.35% | -16.54% |
| | Liberal | Wijnand Horemans | 1,171 | 10.55% | 1.95% |
| | New Democratic | Doug Mac Angus | 408 | 3.67% | -1.03% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,104 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 25 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 20,051 | 55.50% | -0.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 16.07% |
| Source(s) Source: "Rocky Mountain House Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2004 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 5,773 | 56.33% | -14.10% |
| | Liberal | Susan M. Scott | 1,266 | 12.35% | 1.81% |
| | Social Credit | Lavern J. Ahlstrom | 1,265 | 12.34% | -3.01% |
| | Alberta Alliance | Ed Wilhite | 807 | 7.87% | – |
| | Separation | Bruce Hutton | 503 | 4.91% | – |
| | Greens | Jennifer Isaac | 335 | 3.27% | – |
| | New Democratic | Anthony Jones | 300 | 2.93% | -0.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,249 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 40 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 21,587 | 47.66% | -7.84% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.55% |
| Source(s) Source: "Rocky Mountain House Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2020. |||||||
vte2008 Alberta general election: Rocky Mountain House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 6,188 | 62.30% | 5.97% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Fanie Van Heerden | 1,156 | 11.64% | 3.77% |
| | Liberal | Norm McDougall | 849 | 8.55% | -3.81% |
| | Green | Jennifer Ripley | 699 | 7.04% | 3.77% |
| | Social Credit | Wilf Tricker | 643 | 6.47% | -5.87% |
| | New Democratic | Jorge Sousa | 279 | 2.81% | -0.12% |
| | Separation | Bruce Hutton | 119 | 1.20% | -3.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,933 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 40 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 22,934 | 43.49% | -4.18% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 3.34% |
| Source(s) The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-seventh Legislative Assembly. Elections Alberta. July 28, 2008. pp. 518–523. "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2012 Alberta general election: Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wildrose Alliance | Joe Anglin | 7,664 | 51.42% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ty Lund | 6,044 | 40.55% | – |
| | New Democratic | Doreen Broska | 776 | 5.21% | – |
| | Liberal | Mason Sisson | 420 | 2.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,904 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 57 | 33 | 8 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 27,863 | 53.72% | – |
| | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. | Wildrose Alliance pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "77 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 456–458. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||