Rebecca Schulz
Rebecca Schulz | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Sucha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1984[1] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan, Johns Hopkins University |
Rebecca Schulz ECA MLA (born July 30, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Shaw in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2] She was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
On June 14, 2022, Schulz resigned as the minister of children's services and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.[3]
Schulz was a candidate for leader of the United Conservative Party in 2022 following the resignation of Premier Jason Kenney as leader.[4] Her leadership campaign was supported by co-chairs Rona Ambrose and Calgary MP Stephanie Kusie[5] Schulz placed fourth.
Electoral history[edit]
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Danielle Smith | 34,949 | 41.3 | 34,981 | 41.4 | 35,095 | 41.7 | 38,496 | 46.2 | 39,270 | 47.7 | 42,423 | 53.77 |
| Travis Toews | 24,831 | 29.4 | 25,054 | 29.7 | 25,593 | 30.4 | 26,592 | 31.9 | 30,794 | 37.4 | 36,480 | 46.23 |
| Brian Jean | 9,301 | 11.1 | 9,504 | 11.3 | 10,157 | 12.1 | 11,251 | 13.5 | 12,203 | 14.8 | Eliminated | |
| Rebecca Schulz | 5,835 | 6.9 | 6,180 | 7.3 | 6,784 | 8.0 | 6,972 | 8.4 | Eliminated | |||
| Todd Loewen | 6,496 | 7.7 | 6,512 | 7.7 | 6,596 | 7.8 | Eliminated | |||||
| Rajan Sawhney | 1,787 | 2.1 | 2,246 | 2.7 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Leela Aheer | 1,394 | 1.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Total | 84,593 | 100.00 | 84,405 | 100.00 | 84,225 | 100.00 | 83,3177 | 100.00 | 82,267 | 100.00 | 78,903 | 100.00 |
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Shaw | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rebecca Schulz | 14,261 | 65.32% | 4.21% | ||||
| New Democratic | Graham Dean Sucha | 5,594 | 25.62% | -5.65% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bronson Ha | 1,331 | 6.10% | 2.30% | ||||
| Liberal | Vesna Samardzija | 290 | 1.33% | -2.50% | ||||
| Green | John Daly | 212 | 0.97% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Jarek Bucholc | 146 | 0.67% | – | ||||
| Total | 21,834 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 134 | 49 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,198 | 68.24% | 10.77% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | % | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "23 - Calgary-Shaw, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Schulz, Rebecca [@rebeccakschulz] (July 30, 2022). "Today is our mom's 38th birthday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "On the road with Jason Kenney and Laureen Harper as the Alberta election enters its final leg". National Post. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ French, Janet (2022-06-14). "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Introducing new co-campaign chair @StephanieKusie, joining Rona Ambrose". twitter. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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