Thomas Bruce Rowe (born November 8, 1942) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the

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representing the

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from 2012 until 2015. Prior to the 2012 provincial election Rowe served as mayor of the village of

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. He was elected to the Legislature in 2012 as a member of the

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caucus. Rowe is an electrical contractor by trade, and operated his own small business for 35 years. He was elected to Beiseker village council in 2001, as well as the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association board of directors. He retired from the private sector in 2005 to focus on his political career. After a shorter than expected spring session sitting of the Legislative Assembly in 2013, Rowe expressed frustration to local media. On December 17, 2014, he was one of nine Wildrose MLAs who crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative caucus."9 Wildrose MLAs, including Danielle Smith, cross to Alberta Tories"

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, December 17, 2014. Rowe subsequently announced his retirement from politics and did not seek re-election in the

2015 Alberta general election The 2015 Alberta general election was held on May 5, 2015, following a request of Premier Jim Prentice to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Donald Ethell to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on April 7, 2015. This election elected members to th ...

Electoral history

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Wildrose Party MLAs Living people Mayors of places in Alberta Year of birth uncertain 1942 births Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs People from Medicine Hat People from Rocky View County 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub