The Honourable
Peter Guthrie
ECA MLA
Minister of Infrastructure
Assumed office
June 9, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byNathan Neudorf
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Airdrie-Cochrane
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1]
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
ResidenceCochrane, Alberta

Peter Guthrie ECA MLA (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Airdrie-Cochrane in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2][3][4] Peter Guthrie was born in Brockville, Ontario, while he lived out most of his life in Alberta. Guthrie has owned two businesses: Dumaresq Brothers Ranch in Consort, Alberta, and a Mr. Lube franchise in Calgary.

Political career

After being elected in the 2019 Alberta general election, Peter Guthrie served as a private member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta until October 24, 2022, when he was named Minister of Energy, by Premier Danielle Smith.[5] He was also named to the Treasury Board.[6]

As Minister of Energy, Guthrie issued a ministerial order that called on the Alberta Energy Regulator to require oil and gas companies to pay taxes owed to municipalities before approving licence transfers or new licences. Under the ministerial order, companies will have to confirm that their unpaid municipal taxes across the province do not exceed the maximum threshold allowed or that they have a repayment agreement in place whenever they apply for new licences or for licence transfers because they’re seeking to sell their assets.[7]

Personal life

Peter Guthrie lives in Cochrane, Alberta with his wife and two children.[8]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Airdrie-Cochrane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Peter Guthrie 18,074 60.10 -5.89
New Democratic Shaun Fluker 11,223 37.32 +12.08
Green Michelle Overwater Giles 393 1.31 –
Solidarity Movement Michael Andrusco 199 0.66 –
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Ron Voss 183 0.61 –
Total 30,072 99.30 –
Rejected and declined 213 0.70
Turnout 30,285 66.37
Eligible voters 45,633
United Conservative hold Swing -8.98
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9]

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Airdrie-Cochrane
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Peter Guthrie 18,777 65.99% -1.70% $57,030
New Democratic Steve Durrell 7,183 25.24% -4.34% $12,497
Alberta Party Vern Raincock 1,818 6.39% – $785
Alberta Independence Danielle Cameron 345 1.21% – $1,640
Freedom Conservative Matthew Joseph Morrisey 331 1.16% – $2,025
Total 28,454 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 87 62 13
Eligible electors / turnout 38,568 74.04% –
United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta [10][11][12]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

References

  1. ^ "Guthrie gets to work on constituency interests".
  2. ^ "Alberta election: Airdrie-Cochrane results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. ^ "CochraneNow".
  4. ^ "Peter Guthrie Wins Airdrie-Cochrane UCP Nomination".
  5. ^ "Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie named Minister of Energy". CochraneToday.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  6. ^ "Local MLA Peter Guthrie named Alberta Energy Minister". DiscoverAirdrie. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. ^ "Alberta requiring oil and gas companies to pay municipal taxes before getting new licences | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ^ "Minister of Energy". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  9. ^ "47 - Airdrie-Cochrane". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "47 - Airdrie-Cochrane, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  11. ^ 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. 184–191. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.


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