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Read was the leader of the Alberta Greens in the Mar 3rd 2008 provincial election. He ran in the riding of Calgary Northwest and received 4.95% of the vote. The Alberta Greens moved from 2.8% of the vote in 2004 to 4.6% of the vote in 2008 under Reads Leadership.
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Read led the provincial and federal Green Parties in Alberta during a period (what period) of growth in support for the parties. Prior to his involvement, the Green Party remained well below 1% of the vote in Alberta. (Source needed)
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In that election, the Green Party of Canada received a higher percentage of votes in Alberta than in other provinces: the party won 6.3% of the popular vote in the province, and approximately 10% in the ridings of
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Read participated in a committee to decide staff changes in the GPC as of November 2006. One of the positions it would decide would be the National Campaign Manager.
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Read was the National campaign manager of the Green Party of Canada for the 2006 Federal election.
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George Read speaking at a Canadians For Kyoto rally in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on March 11, 2007.
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In June 2004, he ran for election as the Green Party of Canada candidate in the federal riding of
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He was the Alberta Greens candidate in the June 12, 2007, by-election for the riding of
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Report on the June 12, 2007 By-elections: Calgary-Elbow & Drumheller-Stettler
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The Alberta Greens ran 79 candidates in 2008 up from 49 candidates in 2004.
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on November 1, 2003. Read won the position against incumbent David Parker.
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Information from www.elections.ab.ca under election results.
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