Tom Sigurdson

Tom Sigurdson

Tom Sigurdson is a former Canadian provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. He currently works as a labour activist and organizer for the New Democratic Party in British Columbia.

Political career

Sigurdson ran as a candidate for the New Democrats in the 1986 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Walter Szwender by a comfortable plurality.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1986&Constit=Edmonton-Belmont| title=Edmonton-Belmont results 1986| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-05-12] Swender and Sigurdson would face each other again in the 1989 Alberta general election, Sigurdson improved his popular vote total winning a decisive majority.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=Edmonton-Belmont| title=Edmonton-Belmont results 1989| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-05-12]

Edmonton-Belmont was abolished due to redistribution in 1993. Sigurdson ran for a third term in office in the new Edmonton Manning electoral district for the 1993 general election. Sigurdson would end up being defeated by Liberal candidate Peter Sekulic.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1993&Constit=Edmonton-Manning| title=Edmonton-Manning results 1993| publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-05-12]

Organized labour

After leaving politics, Sigurdson became the British Columbia and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council executive director.cite web|url=http://www.publiceyeonline.com/archives/001138.html|author=Sean Holman|publisher=Public Eye Online|title=How unionists spend their winter vacation|date=January 5, 2006|accessdate=2008-05-12] He currently works as the Training Plan Coordinator for Teamsters Local 213 in Vancouver, British Columbia.cite web|url= http://www.teamsters213.org/training/pipeline.html|title=Pipeline Safety|publisher=Teamsters Local 213|accessdate=2008-05-12]

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]


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