title: Mark Smith (Canadian politician)
text: # Mark Smith (Canadian politician)
  
  Mark Smith (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Drayton Valley-Devon.
  
  Prior to the 2019 Alberta general election, Smith came under fire for apparent homophobic comments made in a 2013 sermon. Although he could not recall or confirm making any commentary, Smith publicly apologized and stated that "our leader and our party have been clear: it doesn't matter who you love or how you worship, all are welcome in our party" (Smith).
  
  Smith stood down at the 2023 Alberta general election. His seat was retained by Andrew Boitchenko from the UCP.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  ### 2015 general election
  
  vte2015 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Wildrose | Mark Smith | 6,284 | 37.02% | -1.35% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Diana McQueen | 5,182 | 30.53% | -21.12% |
  | | New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 4,816 | 28.37% | 22.21% |
  | | Alberta Party | Connie Jensen | 416 | 2.45% | – |
  | | Green | Jennifer R Roach | 276 | 1.63% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 16,974 | – | – |
  | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 34 | – | – |
  | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 29,733 | 57.20% | 1.56% |
  | | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -3.39% |
  | Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
  