Romy Tittel

Romy S. Tittel
Leader of the Green Party of Alberta
In office
November 4, 2017 – March 24, 2018[1]
Preceded by Janet Keeping
Succeeded by TBD
Personal details
Born Calgary, Alberta
Political party Green Party of Alberta, Green Party of Canada
Residence Springbank, Alberta
Occupation Journeyman electrician

Romy S. Tittel is a former Canadian politician and small business owner, who previously served as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta between November 2017 and March 2018.[2]

Political career

In the 2015 federal election, Tittel stood as the Green candidate in the district of Foothills, placing fourth. At the November 4, 2017 Green Party of Alberta convention in Red Deer, she was elected leader of the party,[2] and will stand as a candidate in the Calgary-Lougheed by-election.

On March 24, 2018, Tittel resigned from her role as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta. No reason was given for the resignation.

Personal life

Tittel claims the distinction of being the second female journeyman electrician in the province of Alberta. She and her husband live west of Calgary and own a software business together.[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Foothills
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Barlow46,16675.70-2.12$66,508.37
LiberalTanya MacPherson8,14913.36+9.84$3,837.36
New DemocraticAlison Thompson3,9196.43-3.67$9,096.95
GreenRomy Tittel1,9833.25-1.50$16,306.65
LibertarianCory Morgan4240.70––
Christian HeritageMarc Slingerland3450.57–$9,192.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,986100.00 $237,098.11
Total rejected ballots 1410.23–
Turnout 61,12774.20–
Eligible voters 82,380
Conservative hold Swing -5.98
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Alberta provincial by-election, December 14, 2017: Calgary-Lougheed
Resignation of Dave Rodney
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Kenney7,76071.51+8.35[lower-alpha 1]
New DemocraticPhillip van der Merwe1,82216.79-15.24
LiberalDavid Khan1,0099.30+4.49
ReformLauren Thorsteinson1371.26
GreenRomy Tittel600.55
IndependentWayne Leslie420.39
IndependentLarry Heather220.20
Total valid votes 10,85298.84
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1271.16 -0.30
Eligible voters / Turnout 31,067 35.34 -16.01
United Conservative notional hold Swing +11.80
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results: Calgary-Lougheed". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  1. ↑ Swing is calculated from the sum of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose vote shares.

References

  1. ↑ "Leader's Resignation". Green Party of Alberta. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Five candidates run to lead the Green Party of Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Calgary-Lougheed | Romy Tittel | Green Party of Alberta". Romy Tittel | Green Party of Alberta. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  4. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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