Annie McKitrick | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Sherwood Park | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Olesen |
| Succeeded by | Jordan Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 70–71) France |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Occupation | Social worker, Community planner |
Annie Jeanne Francoise McKitrick (born 1952) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Sherwood Park in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2015 to 2019.
Early life and career[edit]
McKitrick, born in France, came to Canada to attend McGill University, where she obtained a bachelor of science in ecology. McKitrick also has a master's degree in education and a diploma in public-sector management from the University of Victoria.
McKitrick worked as a researcher with a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency in Kyrgyzstan, as a co-ordinator for income generating projects in Thailand, and for a nongovernmental organization responsible for refugee and community development programs in Southeast Asia.
From 1996 until 2005, McKitrick was a school trustee and chair of the Richmond school board in Richmond, British Columbia.[1]
Provincial politics[edit]
McKitrick was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 Alberta general election representing the electoral district of Sherwood Park.[2] On October 17, 2017 she was sworn in as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education.[3] She was defeated in the 2019 Alberta general election.[4]
Electoral history[edit]
2019 general election[edit]
| 2019 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 12,119 | 45.37% | -2.58% | ||||
| New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 10,685 | 40.00% | -12.05% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 3,509 | 13.14% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Brian Ilkuf | 216 | 0.81% | – | ||||
| Alberta Advantage Party | Chris Glassford | 183 | 0.69% | – | ||||
| Total | 26,712 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 138 | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 35,061 | 76.60% | 10.19% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | -10.39% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 394–398. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election[edit]
| 2015 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- ^ "Riding results: Sherwood Park". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18.
- ^ "McKitrick bio | alberta.ca". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19.
- ^ Morey, Lindsay; Dosser, Travis (April 17, 2019). "County reverts back to conservative". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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