Karen McPherson

Karen McPherson
MLA
McPherson in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded by Neil Brown
Personal details
Born 1966/1967 (age 51–52)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political party Alberta Party (2017-present)
Other political
affiliations		 New Democratic (2015–2017)
Residence Calgary, Alberta
Occupation Business Analyst/Entrepreneur

Karen Margaret McPherson (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill. [1][2] On October 4, 2017, McPherson announced she was leaving the NDP to sit as an Independent.[3] Weeks later, she announced that she was joining the caucus of the Alberta Party becoming its second MLA.[4]

Electoral history

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015: Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticKaren McPherson6,17736.9
WildroseKathy Macdonald4,91429.3
Progressive ConservativeNeil Brown4,58527.4
LiberalPrab Lashar7684.6
GreenSandy Kevin Aberdeen3161.9
Total valid votes 16,760100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 132
Turnout 16,89249.0
Eligible voters 34,487
Source: Elections Alberta[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/riding-calgary-mackay-nose-hill
  2. ↑ http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/rookie-ndp-mla-inspired-by-peter-lougheed-grant-notley
  3. ↑ http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2017/10/04/calgary-ndp-mla-quits-over-unrepresented-middle.html
  4. ↑ http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/mla-karen-mcpherson-to-join-the-alberta-party
  5. ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.