Ole Hammarlund
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Ole Hammarlund
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| birth_place = Denmark
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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Brighton
| term_start = April 23, 2019
| term_end = March 6, 2023
| predecessor = Jordan Brown
| successor = Rob Lantz
| party = Green
| religion =
| occupation = architect
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Ole Hammarlund is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.[https://globalnews.ca/news/5195271/prince-edward-island-election-results-ridings/ "Prince Edward Island election results, riding by riding"]. Global News, April 23, 2019. He represented the district of Charlottetown-Brighton as a member of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.
Early life and career
Born and raised in Denmark, Hammarlund studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/hammarlund-to-run-in-district-13-218789/|title=Hammarlund to run in District 13|work=The Guardian|date=June 15, 2018|access-date=June 29, 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619061857/https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/hammarlund-to-run-in-district-13-218789/|archivedate=June 19, 2018}} and moved to Prince Edward Island in 1977 after being commissioned to design The Ark, an experimental sustainable housing project in Spry Point.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-ark-confederation-centre-arts-exhibit-1.3805330 "The Ark, '70s experiment in sustainable living, explored at new exhibit"]. CBC News Prince Edward Island, October 16, 2016.
Political career
In 2019, he was elected as MLA for Charlottetown-Brighton, he served as opposition critic for Transportation and Infrastructure.[https://www.assembly.pe.ca/members/ole-hammarlund Ole Hammarlund, Legislative assembly of PEI]
= Defeat =
On March 6, 2023, he lost the Green nomination to Janice Harper, for his district.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-green-ole-hammarlund-1.6770251 Green incumbent Ole Hammarlund loses party nomination to run in 2023 election], CBC News, March 7, 2023
Election results
{{CANelec/top|PE|2019|Charlottetown-Brighton|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Ole Hammarlund|1,310|40.57|+27.52}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Jordan Brown|1,223|37.88|-1.14}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Donna Hurry|567|17.56|-20.58}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Simone Webster|128|3.96|-5.83}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|3,229|100.0 }}
{{CANelec/gain|PE|Green|Liberal|+13.20}}
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Category:Politicians from Charlottetown
Category:Green Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs
Category:Danish emigrants to Canada
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni
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