Linda Johnson | |
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MLA for Calgary-Glenmore | |
In office April 23, 2012 –May 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Paul Hinman |
Succeeded by | Anam Kazim |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958/1959(age 62–63) [1] Halifax,Nova Scotia |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Calgary,Alberta |
Linda Johnson (born c. 1959) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore,from 2012 to 2015. [2] [3]
Her interest in politics began during her high school days when she became active with the Progressive Conservative party. Her first involvement was as a volunteer for former MLA Dennis Anderson. She worked in Ottawa as an assistant to Harvie Andre,MP for Calgary-Centre. She returned to Calgary becoming constituency assistant for Jim Hawkes,MP for Calgary-West.[ citation needed ]
Johnson ran for the Calgary Ward 11 City Councilor seat in October 2017 but lost to Jeromy Farkas. [4]
2015 Alberta general election : Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Anam Kazim | 7,021 | 33.18% | 27.22% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Linda Johnson | 7,015 | 33.16% | -14.78% | ||||
Wildrose | Chris Kemp-Jackson | 5,058 | 23.91% | -15.10% | ||||
Liberal | Dave Waddington | 1,345 | 6.36% | -0.74% | ||||
Alberta Party | Terry Lo | 719 | 3.40% | – | ||||
Total | 21,158 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 93 | 32 | 9 | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 37,109 | 57.29% | -1.72% | |||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -4.45% | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "13 - Calgary-Glenmore, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Results shown following Judicial Recount. |
2012 Alberta general election : Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Linda Johnson | 9,710 | 47.93% | 22.03% | ||||
Wildrose | Paul Hinman | 7,902 | 39.01% | 2.14% | ||||
Liberal | Dan MacAuley | 1,437 | 7.09% | -27.15% | ||||
New Democratic | Rick Collier | 1,208 | 5.96% | 4.62% | ||||
Total | 20,257 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 144 | 32 | 11 | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 34,592 | 59.01% | 19.86% | |||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Wildrose | Swing | -4.29% | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "13 - Calgary-Glenmore, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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