Scott Sinclair (politician)

Scott Sinclair (born September 12, 1984)^[1] is a Canadian politician and former hockey player from Alberta. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP), he has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) for the riding of Lesser Slave Lake since 2023, having succeeded Pat Rehn in that year's election.

Scott Sinclair MLA
MLA for Lesser Slave Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Pat Rehn
Personal details
Born	(1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 40) Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Political party	UCP

Sinclair is First Nation, and was the UCP’s only Indigenous candidate in the 2023 election.^[2]

Bioraphy

Sinclair is the son of Gordon and Val Sinclair.^[3][4] He played major junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Estevan Bruins, Lloydminster Blazers and Yorkton Terriers, winning a league championship in the 2004–05 season with Yorkton.^[5] He works in the auto glass business.^[3]

He is Non-status First Nations, and one of three Indigenous MLAs elected in the 2023 election.^[6][7] Following his election, he became Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Policing.^[8]

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Scott Sinclair	5,171	65.04	+7.35
	New Democratic	Danielle Larivee	2,636	33.15	-2.95
	Solidarity Movement	Bert Seatter	144	1.81	–
Total			7,951	99.36	–
Rejected and declined			51	0.64
Turnout			8,002	49.03
Eligible voters			16,322
	United Conservative hold		Swing		+5.15
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[9]

2023 UCP Lesser Slave Lake nomination contest

February 25–26, 2023^[10]

Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Scott Sinclair	230	42.0	235	45.7	246	50.5
Martine Carifelle	231	42.2	231	44.9	241	49.5
Jerrad Cunningham	47	8.6	48	9.3	Eliminated
Silas Yellowknee	40	7.3	Eliminated
Total	548	100.00	514	100.00	487	100.00

References

1. • Scott Sinclair career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
2. "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
3. "Sinclair declares intention to seek UCP nomination -". July 3, 2022.
4. "UCP's Sinclair wins Lesser Slave Lake -". May 30, 2023.
5. "Scott Sinclair – the United Conservative Party". Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.
6. "Beyond Local: Fewer Indigenous candidates in Alberta election but higher chance of victory for some". TownAndCountryToday.com. May 12, 2023.
7. "3 First Nations MLAs emerge victorious in Alberta - APTN News".
8. "Sinclair Talks About Being MLA, and Parliamentary Secretary Role". River Country. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
9. "70 - Lesser Slave Lake". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
10. "Lesser Slave Lake" (PDF). United Conservative Party. Retrieved 14 March 2024.