Denise Woollard | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Mill Creek | |
In office May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gene Zwozdesky |
Succeeded by | district abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946/1947(age 74–75) |
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence | Edmonton,Alberta |
Occupation | university facilitator,teacher,school psychologist |
Denise K. Woollard (born 1946) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Creek. [1] [2] In the May 5,2015 election,she defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Gene Zwozdesky and other candidates to win the Edmonton Mill Creek seat.
She sought the NDP nomination in the redistributed riding of Edmonton-Meadows for the 2019 election,however she lost the nomination to Jasvir Deol and therefore did not run in the general election. [3]
2012 Alberta general election : Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Mike Allen | 3,609 | 48.99% | -14.42% | ||||
Wildrose | Guy Boutilier | 3,164 | 42.95% | – | ||||
New Democratic | Denise Woollard | 372 | 5.05% | -2.67% | ||||
Liberal | Amy McBain | 222 | 3.01% | -21.66% | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,367 | – | – | |||||
Spoiled, declined, and rejected | 87 | – | – | |||||
Registered electors / Turnout | 21,843 | 34.13% | +14.29% | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -28.69 | ||||||
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo" . Retrieved June 21, 2018. |
2015 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Mill Creek | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Denise Woollard | 9,025 | 55.94% | 44.83% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gene Zwozdesky | 3,848 | 23.85% | -31.21% | ||||
Liberal | Harpreet Gill | 1,896 | 11.75% | -1.88% | ||||
Wildrose | Saqib Raja | 1,365 | 8.46% | -9.77% | ||||
Total | 16,134 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 59 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,521 | 49.79% | 1.69% | |||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -2.37% | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. "40 - Edmonton-Mill Creek". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 4 June 2020. |
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