Karen McPherson

For the Canadian Paralympic swimmer, see Karen McPherson (swimmer).

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2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill

Karen McPherson
McPherson in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
In office May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Karen McPherson	6,177	36.86%	30.94%
	Wildrose	Kathy Macdonald	4,914	29.32%	-9.07%
	Progressive Conservative	Neil Brown	4,585	27.36%	-19.11%
	Liberal	Prab Lashar	768	4.58%	-3.19%
	Green	Sandy Kevin Aberdeen	316	1.89%	–
Total			16,760	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			91	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			34,487	48.86%	-0.05%
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		-0.27%
Source(s) Source: "19 - Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Advocacy

Bill 2, An Act to Remove Barriers for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence, was introduced by NDP MLA Kathleen Ganley on March 7, 2017. If passed, Bill 2 would allow survivors of sexual assault and sexual misconduct who wish to sure their attackers to file civil claims at any point, removing the standard two-year deadline for civil actions. ^{[5] [6]}

In April 2017, during the Second Reading of Bill 2, Karen McPherson spoke publicly about her experience with sexual violence and spoke in support of Bill 2. ^[7] This was the first time MLA McPherson spoke publicly about her lived experience with sexual violence. ^[8]

References

1. Howell, Trevor (2015-04-29). "Riding: Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
2. Hudes, Sammy (2015-05-06). "Rookie NDP MLA inspired by Peter Lougheed, Grant Notley". Calgary Herald.
3. "Calgary NDP MLA quits over unrepresented 'middle'". metronews.ca. 2017-10-04. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05.
4. Graney, Emma (October 29, 2017). "MLA Karen McPherson joining the Alberta Party". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
5. Bellefontaine, Michelle (March 7, 2017). "New bill removes 2-year limit for victims to sue attackers". CBC News.
6. "Bill 2 AN ACT TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. March 14, 2022.
7. McPherson, Karen (2017-03-15). In support of Bill 2 . Retrieved 2023-02-22.
8. Karen McPherson [@not_thatkaren] (January 31, 2020). "Flashback Friday to when I first spoke publicly about my experience with sexual violence" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2023– via Twitter.