Alaina Lockhart
| Alaina Lockhart MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fundy Royal |
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| Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Rob Moore |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Rick Lockhart |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Alaina Lockhart 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Fundy Royal | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Alaina Lockhart | 19,136 | 40.87 | +30.44 | – | |||
| Conservative | Rob Moore | 17,361 | 37.09 | -20.88 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jennifer McKenzie | 8,204 | 17.52 | -9.34 | – | |||
| Green | Stephanie Coburn | 1,823 | 3.89 | -0.83 | – | |||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 296 | 0.63 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,820 | 100.0 | $204,150.30 | |||||
| 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
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-election-results-1.3278817
- ↑ Meet Alaina Lockhart, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Fundy Royal flips for just second time in a century, CBC News, October 20, 2015.
