Brian Fleck

Brian Fleck
Born	1966/1967 (age 48–49)[1]
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Alberta Von Kármán Institute University of Laval Queen's University
Occupation	TV host, professor
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Lisa Hartling[2]
Children	4
Website	www.brianfleck.ca

Brian Fleck (MSc, PhD) (born 1966 or 1967) is a former host of CBC Television's The Nature of Things and Project X.^[3] He currently works as professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta.^[4] His research specializations are fluid dynamics, mixing and turbulence, multiphase flow, and atomization and renewable energy.

He ran as a candidate for provincial government in the riding of Edmonton-Whitemud in 2004 and as of 2015 is running for federal government in the riding of Edmonton Riverbend.

Electoral record

Alberta general election, 2004: Edmonton-Whitemud
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Hancock	7,494	46.13%	−12.15
	Liberal	Donna Smith	6,568	40.43%	+5.40
	New Democratic	Brian Fleck	1,639	10.09%	+3.75
	Alberta Alliance	Kathy Rayner	471	2.90%
	Independent	John Andrews	74	0.45%
Total			16,246
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			89
Eligible electors / Turnout			30,949	52.77%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−8.78
"Edmonton-Whitemud Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 19, 2010.

Canadian federal election, 2015: Edmonton Riverbend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Matt Jeneroux	28,805	49.89	-9.49	–
	Liberal	Tariq Chaudary	17,428	30.18	+15.69	–
	New Democratic	Brian Fleck	9,846	17.05	-4.12	–
	Green	Valerie Kennedy	1,275	2.21	-2.75	–
	Libertarian	Steven Lack	386	0.67	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,740	100.00		$215,356.33
Total rejected ballots			178	0.31	–
Turnout			57,918	71.56	–
Eligible voters			80,938
	Conservative hold		Swing		-12.59
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

2. http://www.brianfleck.ca/about-brian.html
3. Brian Fleck at the Internet Movie Database
4. https://websrv.mece.ualberta.ca/intranet/public.php/profile/displayProfile/id/29586
5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Riverbend (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates