Glenn Taylor is a Canadian politician from

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. He was the leader of the

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and was mayor of Hinton from October 2004 to January 2012.

Political career

Taylor was a candidate for the

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in 1997 in the riding of West Yellowhead, and in 2001 was elected to Hinton town council. In 2004 he was elected mayor and was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. He then sought the leadership of the Alberta Party, and was elected to that position on May 28, 2011, at the party's

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with over 55% of the vote on the first ballot. He was the party's candidate in West Yellowhead for the

2012 Alberta general election The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day. During the 2011 Progressive Conservative Association leadership ...

. On January 3, 2012, Taylor resigned as Mayor to focus on the upcoming provincial election campaign. Taylor placed third in West Yellowhead in the 2012 provincial election, and stepped down as leader of the Alberta Party on September 22, 2012.

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Alberta PartyGlenn Taylor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Glenn Leaders of the Alberta Party Living people 1960s births Mayors of places in Alberta People from Yellowhead County