Leo Vasseur
# Leo Vasseur

Leo Vasseur is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating Ernie Isley of the Progressive Conservatives.

He was defeated by Denis Ducharme from the Progressive Conservatives during the 1997 Alberta general election after his district was abolished and he ran in the new Bonnyville-Cold Lake riding. He only served one term in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Vasseur currently serves as regional chair for the northwest region on the Alberta Liberal Party executive.

## Election results

1993 Alberta general election: Bonnyville :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Leo Vasseur | 4,364 | 47.2% | +20.7% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernie Isley | 4,222 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| | New Democratic | Agathe Gaulin | 666 | 7.2% | -16.0% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,252 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 16,826 | 55.2% | +10.9% |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.7% |

vte1997 Alberta general election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Denis Ducharme | 4,593 | 58.41% | +12.81% |
| | Liberal | Leo Vasseur | 2,323 | 29.54% | -17.66% |
| | Social Credit | Robert Kratchmer | 948 | 12.05% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,864 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 11 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 16,185 | 48.66% | -6.54% |
| | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +15.24% |
| Source(s) "Beaver River Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
