Alaina Lockhart
Alaina Lockhart | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism | |
| Assumed office September 19, 2017 | |
| Minister | Bardish Chagger |
| Preceded by | Gudie Hutchings |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fundy Royal | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1974[1][2] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Alaina Lockhart MP (born May 26, 1974) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fundy Royal in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[3] The Member of Parliament has taken on the role of Parliamentary Secretary to Small Business and Tourism, and has served as a member of the Agriculture and Agri-food, and Veterans Affairs Standing Committees.
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Early life and education[edit]
Lockhart attended the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration. She worked in human resources management, and in 2004 founded her own bridal salon business, Lockhart Weddings and Special Occasions.[4] As a child, Lockhart was a member of the Girl Guides of Canada, and has cited her experiences in Guiding as helping her "every step along the way and provid(ing) (her) with a link with thousands of Canadian girls and women".[5]
Political career[edit]
Her political involvement began with service as a town councilor in Norton from 2004 to 2008. She was the Liberal Party's nominee in Fundy Royal in the 2015 election, and won in a huge upset. She is only the second non-Conservative to represent Fundy Royal in its century-long history, the first being Paul Zed, who served a single term from 1993 to 1997.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Alaina Lockhart | 19,136 | 40.87 | +30.44 | $44,760.36 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Moore | 17,361 | 37.09 | -20.88 | $94,342.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Jennifer McKenzie | 8,204 | 17.52 | -9.34 | $48,770.66 | |||
| Green | Stephanie Coburn | 1,823 | 3.89 | -0.83 | $1,469.99 | |||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 296 | 0.63 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,820 | 100.0 | $204,844.46 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 241 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,061 | 75.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 62,713 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.66 | ||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Alaina Lockhart, MP on Twitter: "Thanks Jod! I just saw this now. It was a fun day!... "". twitter.com. Twitter. May 28, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Scott-Wallace, Tammy (October 26, 2015). "Fundy Royal's new MP Alaina Lockhart: From gowns to government". telegraphjournal.com. Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Liberal Alaina Lockhart elected in southern riding of Fundy Royal". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ Meet Alaina Lockhart, Liberal.ca.
- ^ "GM Grazings" (PDF).
- ^ Fundy Royal flips for just second time in a century, CBC News, October 20, 2015.
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- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Canadian businesspeople
- Women in New Brunswick politics
- University of New Brunswick alumni
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- 1974 births
