Pat Stier announces retirement

Pat Stier, MLA 2012-2019

To the residents of Livingstone-MacLeod and all Albertans.

Following the upcoming UCP Annual General Meeting in May, new local UCP constituency association boards will be formed and the business of organizing for the process of selecting candidates for the 2019 election will begin.

In that regard, by the time the election is called in 2019, I will have served seven years and completed two terms as the MLA for Livingstone-Macleod. Considering that fact and the enormous amounts of time spent away from home as an MLA, my age, health, future local business opportunities and retirement, I have decided NOT to allow my name to stand as a provincial nominee contestant for 2019.

Interview with Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier

MLA Pat Stier (Voice file photo)

Chris Davis - Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier was in the area on November 22 to present a cheque to the Twin Butte Community Society. After that event, which will be the subject of a different story, I sat down with Stier to discuss recent events within the new United Conservative Party (UCP) and other issues.

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Proposed Alberta electoral divisions - AEBC map

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