Annie McKitrick
Annie McKitrick | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Sherwood Park | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Olesen |
| Succeeded by | Jordan Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) France |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Occupation | Social worker, Community planner |
Annie Jeanne Francoise McKitrick (born 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Sherwood Park in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2015 to 2019.
Early life and career
McKitrick, born in France, came to Canada to attend McGill University, where she obtained a bachelor of science in ecology. McKitrick also has a master's degree in education and a diploma in public-sector management from the University of Victoria.
McKitrick worked as a researcher with a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency in Kyrgyzstan, as a co-ordinator for income generating projects in Thailand, and for a nongovernmental organization responsible for refugee and community development programs in Southeast Asia.
From 1996 until 2005, McKitrick was a school trustee and chair of the Richmond school board in Richmond, British Columbia.[1]
Provincial politics
McKitrick was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 Alberta general election representing the electoral district of Sherwood Park.[2] On October 17, 2017 she was sworn in as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education.[3] She was defeated in the 2019 Alberta general election.[4]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 12,119 | 45.37 | -2.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 10,685 | 40.00 | -11.65 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 3,509 | 13.14 | +13.12 | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Brian Ilkuf | 216 | 0.81 | – | ||||
Alberta Advantage Party |
Chris Glassford | 183 | 0.69 | – | ||||
| Total | 26,712 | 99.34 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 178 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,890 | 76.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 35,061 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +4.35 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 11,365 | 52.05 | +45.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 5,655 | 25.90 | -19.72 | ||||
| Wildrose | Linda Osinchuk | 4,815 | 22.05 | -8.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,835 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 143 | |||||||
| Registered electors / turnout | 33,048 | 66.50 | +3.76 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.73 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Sherwood Park". Retrieved July 9, 2018. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- ^ "Riding results: Sherwood Park". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18.
- ^ "McKitrick bio | alberta.ca". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19.
- ^ Morey, Lindsay; Dosser, Travis (April 17, 2019). "County reverts back to conservative". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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