Sean Maw

Sean Maw is a Green politician in Calgary, Alberta. He works as an engineering instructor and student advisor for Mount Royal College in Calgary, where he teaches engineering design and mechanics.

Green Party of Alberta

Maw ran as the Green Party of Alberta candidate for MLA in the district of Calgary Varsity in the Alberta general election, 2008. He received 758 votes accounting for 5.2% of the total votes castcite press release
title = 2008 General Report
publisher = Elections Alberta
date = 2008-09-27
url = http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/Public%20Website/1000.htm
accessdate = 2008-09-29
quote = Numbers]

On September 30, 2006, Maw was elected as Membership Chair of the Green Party of Alberta. [ [http://www.albertagreens.ca/blog/grant/2006/10/agm AGM Results, Green Party of Alberta] ] He resigned from the position prior to completing the two year term.

On September 27, 2008, Maw chaired a meeting that is under dispute as to whether it stands as the annual general meeting of the party. cite news
title = New interim leader chosen for the Alberta Green Party
publisher = 630 CHED
date = 2008-09-28
url = http://www.630ched.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?id=1029377
accessdate = 2008-09-29
quote = “and Dr. Sean Maw did an excellent job”]

Green Party of Canada

In the 2006 in the 2006 Canadian federal election, Maw ran as the Green Party of Canada candidate in Wild Rose. He finished second (albeit very distantly), a result that has been attributed mostly to the weakness of the Liberals and NDP in the riding. However, the result of 10.84% was still among the highest percentages received by Green Party candidates in that election.

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Conservative
Myron Thompson
align="right"|39,487
align="right"|72.16%
align="right"|+1.57%
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Green
Sean Maw
align="right"|5,929
align="right"|10.84%
align="right"|+2.58%
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Liberal
Judy Stewart
align="right"|5,331
align="right"|9.74%
align="right"|-2.90%
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New Democratic Party
Shannon Nelles
align="right"|3,972
align="right"|7.26%
align="right"|-1.22%
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|54,719!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"
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References

External links

* [http://wildrose.greenparty.ca/seanmaw.html Green Party of Canada in Wild Rose: Sean Maw]
* [ [http://www.votesean.ca/ Sean Maw’s provincial campaign website]