Cathy Olesen | |
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Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Sherwood Park | |
In office April 23, 2012 –May 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Iris Evans |
Succeeded by | Annie McKitrick |
Mayor of Strathcona County | |
In office October 26,2004 [1] –October 26,2010 [2] | |
Preceded by | Vern Hartwell [3] |
Succeeded by | Linda Osinchuk [4] |
Strathcona County Councillor for Ward 4 | |
In office 1995 [5] –October 26,2004 [1] | |
Preceded by | new ward [5] |
Succeeded by | Peter Wlodarczak [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960/1961(age 61–62) [6] Winnipeg,Manitoba |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Rex Adam [7] |
Children | four [7] |
Website | Official website |
Cathy Olesen (born c. 1961) is a politician in Alberta,Canada. She served on Strathcona County Council from 1995,first as a councillor then mayor,until her defeat in 2010. Olesen then went into provincial politics,and represented Sherwood Park from the 2012 provincial election until her defeat in the 2015 provincial election.
Cathy Olesen successfully ran for County councillor,in the new Ward 4,in 1995. She held this position for three terms,until deciding to take a run for mayor. Olesen become mayor of Strathcona County in 2004,and was re-elected in 2007,in a close three-way race. In 2010 Olesen lost to Linda Osinchuk.
In 2012,with Sherwood Park MLA Iris Evans retiring,Olesen ran for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination. She won the PC nomination by only one vote over Susan Timanson. [8] [9] On April 23,2012,Olesen won the Sherwood Park riding,and successfully made her way into provincial politics. On May 5,2015 Olesen lost to Annie McKitrick.
2012 Alberta general election : Sherwood Park | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 8,747 | 45.62 | -17.52 | ||||
Wildrose | Garnett Genuis | 5,948 | 31.02 | |||||
Liberal | Dave Anderson | 1,837 | 9.58 | -16.48 | ||||
New Democratic | Sarah Michelin | 1,210 | 6.31 | +0.18 | ||||
Independent | James Ford | 1,064 | 5.55 | |||||
Alberta Party | Chris Kuchmak | 230 | 1.20 | |||||
Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 137 | 0.71 | |||||
Total valid votes | 19,173 | |||||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 184 | |||||||
Registered electors / turnout | 30,851 | 62.74 | +15.06 | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -24.27 | ||||||
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Sherwood Park" . Retrieved July 9, 2012. |
2015 Alberta general election : Sherwood Park | ||||||||
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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. |
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