Donna Kennedy-Glans
| Donna Kennedy-Glans | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Varsity | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Harry B. Chase |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie McLean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1960 near Tillsonburg, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (2012–2014) Independent (2014) Progressive Conservative (2014-present) |
| Alma mater | Wilfrid Laurier University University of Western Ontario |
| Profession | Businesswoman, Philanthropist |
Donna Kennedy-Glans (born May 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who is an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity.[1] She was elected initially as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus, and chaired the all-party Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. On December 13, 2013, she was sworn into the Cabinet of Alberta to fill the newly created post of Associate Minister – Electricity and Renewable Energy.[2]
Kennedy-Glans announced that she was resigning from cabinet and leaving the PC caucus to sit as an independent on March 17, 2014, in protest against the leadership of Alison Redford.[3] She officially rejoined the PC caucus on September 17, 2014, after Jim Prentice assumed the leadership of the party.[4]
Election results
| Alberta general election, 2012: Calgary-Varsity | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donna Kennedy-Glans | 8,099 | 45.90 | +9.22 | ||||
| Wildrose | Rob Solinger | 4,624 | 26.21 | +19.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Payne | 3,614 | 20.48 | −26.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jackie Seidel | 817 | 4.63 | +1.00 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Alex McBrien | 255 | 1.45 | |||||
| Evergreen | Carl Svoboda | 234 | 1.33 | −3.87 | ||||
| Total | 17,643 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | ||||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | % | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.04
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References
- ↑ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
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- ↑ "Alberta PC associate minister Donna Kennedy-Glans quits in another blow to Alison Redford’s already shaky leadership". National Post, March 17, 2014.
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