Linda Johnson (politician)

Linda Johnson
MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
In office
April 23, 2012  May 5, 2015
Preceded by Paul Hinman
Succeeded by Anam Kazim
Personal details
Born 1958/1959 (age 59–60)[1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Calgary, Alberta

Linda Johnson (born c. 1959) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore, from 2012 to 2015.[2][3]

Her interest in politics began during her high school days when she became active with the Progressive Conservative party. Her first involvement was as a volunteer for former MLA Dennis Anderson. She worked in Ottawa as an assistant to Harvie Andre, MP for Calgary-Centre. She returned to Calgary becoming constituency assistant for Jim Hawkes, MP for Calgary-West.

Johnson ran for the Calgary Ward 11 City Councilor seat in October 2017 but lost to Jeromy Farkas. [4]

Electoral record

Alberta general election, 2015: Calgary-Glenmore
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticAnam Kazim7,02133.2
Progressive ConservativeLinda Johnson7,01533.2
WildroseChris Kemp-Jackson5,05823.9
LiberalDavid Waddington1,3456.4
Alberta PartyTerry Lo7193.4
Total valid votes 21,158100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 134
Turnout 21,29257.4
Eligible voters 37,109
Source: Elections Alberta[5]
Alberta general election, 2012: Calgary-Glenmore
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLinda Johnson8,40848.95%
WildrosePaul Hinman6,47237.68%
LiberalDan MacAulay1,2277.14%
New DemocraticRichard Collier1,0716.23%

References

  1. Van, Jason (2012-04-25). "Selling Tupperware helped Linda Johnson gain success in Calgary-Glenmore". Canada.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine.. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
  3. "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-2017-city-council-election-results-1.4357852
  5. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.


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