Alaina Lockhart

Alaina Lockhart
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism
Assumed office
September 19, 2017
Minister Bardish Chagger
Preceded by Gudie Hutchings
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Fundy Royal
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Rob Moore
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Rick Lockhart
Alma mater University of New Brunswick
Profession Businesswoman

Alaina Lockhart MP is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fundy Royal in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] The Member of Parliament has taken on the role of Parliamentary Secretary to Small Business and Tourism, and has served as a member of the Agriculture and Agri-food, and Veterans Affairs Standing Committees.

Lockhart attended the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration. She worked in human resources management, and in 2004 founded her own bridal salon business, Lockhart Weddings and Special Occasions.[2]

Her political involvement began with service as a town councilor in Norton from 2004 to 2008. She was the Liberal Party's nominee in Fundy Royal in the 2015 election, and won in a huge upset. She is only the second non-Conservative to represent Fundy Royal in its century-long history, the first being Paul Zed, who served a single term from 1993 to 1997.[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Fundy Royal
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlaina Lockhart19,13640.87+30.44$44,760.36
ConservativeRob Moore17,36137.09-20.88$94,342.23
New DemocraticJennifer McKenzie8,20417.52-9.34$48,770.66
GreenStephanie Coburn1,8233.89-0.83$1,469.99
IndependentDavid Raymond Amos2960.63––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,820100.0 $204,844.46
Total rejected ballots 2410.51
Turnout 47,06175.04
Eligible voters 62,713
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.66
Source(s)
  • "Fundy Royal". Election Results. Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Liberal Alaina Lockhart elected in southern riding of Fundy Royal". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ↑ Meet Alaina Lockhart, Liberal.ca.
  3. ↑ Fundy Royal flips for just second time in a century, CBC News, October 20, 2015.
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