Ole Hammarlund is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locat ...
in the
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The vote in 26 of the 27 districts was held on 23 April 2019, while the vote for the member from Charlottetown-Hill ...
. He represents the district of
Charlottetown-Brighton
Charlottetown-Brighton (District 13) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada
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as a member of the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Can ...
.
Early life and career
Born and raised in
Denmark
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, Hammarlund studied architecture at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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, and moved to Prince Edward Island in 1977 after being commissioned to design
The Ark, an experimental
sustainable housing project in
Spry Point.
Political career
In 2019, he was elected as MLA for Charlottetown-Brighton, he served as opposition critic for Transportation and Infrastructure. On March 6, 2023, he lost the Green nomination to Janice Harper, for his district.
Green incumbent Ole Hammarlund loses party nomination to run in 2023 election
CBC News
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, March 7, 2023
Election results
References
Living people
Politicians from Charlottetown
Canadian architects
Green Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs
Danish emigrants to Canada
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni
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