Don Scott and Mike Allen, former PCs, have been defeated in the Fort MacMurray ridings by Wildrose. Both of the politicians have restated their hope to serve their local community, but they will have to find other ways to do this after losing in the recent election. According to Scott “It’s really been a fantastic journey. Even though tonight, even though there’s some tears out there, I feel good, I feel good from what we’ve accomplished.” Scott also had positive words after being defeated, saying “People asked me why I became a lawyer and the same question was asked of me when I ran with Mike in 2012. I said it was to help people. I think the one thing Mike and I can say is, we’ve helped a lot of people.”
After losing in the Fort MacMurray ridings both Mike Allen and Don Scott are looking forward instead of looking behind them. Allen discussed the loss and said “Some people thought what … we were trying to achieve was balanced … but we also heard from both sides of the spectrum. Obviously the messaging that was out there from the other parties fit with the voters a lot stronger.” Allen also discussed his 2013 charges for soliciting prostitution in Minnesota while the politician was on a business trip. “I didn’t hear it on the campaign trail. I think it was more in the direction of the other parties. A lot of votes were cast in emotion, but time will tell how this will all unfold in the future, and I’ll be watching it very closely.”
