Taylor was a candidate for the Alberta New Democratic Party in 1997 in the riding of West Yellowhead, and in 2001 was elected to Hinton town council. In 2004 he was elected mayor and was re-elected in 2007 and 2010.[5] He then sought the leadership of the Alberta Party, and was elected to that position on May 28, 2011, at the party's leadership convention with over 55% of the vote on the first ballot.[6] He was the party's candidate in West Yellowhead for the 2012 Alberta general election.[7] On January 3, 2012, Taylor resigned as Mayor to focus on the upcoming provincial election campaign.[8] Taylor placed third in West Yellowhead in the 2012 provincial election, and stepped down as leader of the Alberta Party on September 22, 2012.[9]
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^. Town of Hinton. December 17, 2004. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
^. Town of Hinton. September–October 2004. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
^"Ian Duncan Declared as New Mayor; Nominations are in for Town Councillors". Town of Hinton. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
^Pratt, Sheila (October 9, 2011). . Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^Taylor, Glenn. . glenntaylor.org. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^. Alberta Party. May 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^Gray, Marilyn (August 8, 2011). . The Hinton Parklander. canoe.ca. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
^Wood, James (January 4, 2012). "Hinton Mayor Glenn Taylor steps down ahead of provincial elections". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
^"Glenn Taylor resigns as Alberta Party leader". CBC. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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glenn, taylor, politician, glenn, taylor, canadian, politician, from, alberta, leader, alberta, party, mayor, hinton, from, october, 2004, january, 2012, glenn, taylorleader, alberta, partyin, office, 2011, september, 2012preceded, bysue, huffsucceeded, bygreg. Glenn Taylor is a Canadian politician from Alberta He was the leader of the Alberta Party and was mayor of Hinton from October 2004 to January 2012 Glenn TaylorLeader of the Alberta PartyIn office May 28 2011 September 22 2012Preceded bySue HuffSucceeded byGreg ClarkMayor of Hinton AlbertaIn office October 26 2004 1 January 3 2012Preceded byAlex Galbraith 2 Succeeded byIan Duncan 3 Personal detailsBorn1961 or 1962 age 61 62 4 Political partyAlberta PartyOther politicalaffiliationsNew Democratic former Political career editTaylor was a candidate for the Alberta New Democratic Party in 1997 in the riding of West Yellowhead and in 2001 was elected to Hinton town council In 2004 he was elected mayor and was re elected in 2007 and 2010 5 He then sought the leadership of the Alberta Party and was elected to that position on May 28 2011 at the party s leadership convention with over 55 of the vote on the first ballot 6 He was the party s candidate in West Yellowhead for the 2012 Alberta general election 7 On January 3 2012 Taylor resigned as Mayor to focus on the upcoming provincial election campaign 8 Taylor placed third in West Yellowhead in the 2012 provincial election and stepped down as leader of the Alberta Party on September 22 2012 9 References edit Regular Meeting of Council November 16th 2004 Town of Hinton December 17 2004 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved June 1 2011 Regular Meeting of Council September 21st 2004 Town of Hinton September October 2004 Archived from the original on March 24 2012 Retrieved June 1 2011 Ian Duncan Declared as New Mayor Nominations are in for Town Councillors Town of Hinton February 1 2012 Retrieved February 1 2012 permanent dead link Pratt Sheila October 9 2011 Analysis Redford shakes up Alberta politics but will be a ripple or a revolution Edmonton Journal Archived from the original on December 28 2019 Retrieved October 12 2011 Taylor Glenn Glenn Taylor s Biography glenntaylor org Archived from the original on June 1 2011 Retrieved May 28 2011 Leadership Election Results Announced Alberta Party May 28 2011 Archived from the original on March 17 2012 Retrieved May 28 2011 Gray Marilyn August 8 2011 Taylor acclaimed Alberta Party candidate The Hinton Parklander canoe ca Archived from the original on August 17 2011 Retrieved August 14 2011 Wood James January 4 2012 Hinton Mayor Glenn Taylor steps down ahead of provincial elections Calgary Herald Retrieved January 4 2012 Glenn Taylor resigns as Alberta Party leader CBC Retrieved March 5 2014 External links editAlberta Party Glenn Taylor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenn Taylor politician amp oldid 1134709516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
