Thomas Sigurdson (born March 7, 1957) is a former Canadian provincial level politician. He served as a member of the

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from 1986 to 1993. He is a labour activist and organizer for the New Democratic Party in

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. He is currently the executive director for the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council.

Political career

Sigurdson was elected (re-elected)

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as a

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candidate in the electoral district of

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. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA

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by a comfortable plurality. Swender and Sigurdson would face each other again in the

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, Sigurdson improved his popular vote total winning a decisive majority. Edmonton-Belmont was abolished due to redistribution in 1993. Sigurdson ran for a third term in office in the new

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electoral district for the 1993 general election. Sigurdson would end up being defeated by

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candidate Peter Sekulic.

Organized labour

After leaving politics, Sigurdson became the British Columbia and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council executive director. He worked as the Training Plan Coordinator for Teamsters Local 213 in

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. He returned as executive director for the BC and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council in 2011.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sigurdson, Tom 1957 births Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Vancouver