Danielle Larivee

Danielle Larivee
Larivee in May 2015
MLA for Lesser Slave Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Pearl Calahasen
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1974
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Occupation	Public Health Nurse

Danielle Marie Larivee (born May 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake. She defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Pearl Calahasen, who had served the district since 1989 and was the longest serving incumbent.^[1][2] She is a public health nurse.^[3]

Larivee was named to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister in Charge of Service Alberta on October 22, 2015.^[4]

Electoral history

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015: Lesser Slave Lake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Danielle Larivee	3,915	43.42%	+37.51%
	Wildrose	Darryl Boisson	3,198	35.31%	-4.11%
	Progressive Conservative	Pearl Calahasen	1,944	21.46%	-27.25%
Total valid votes			9,057
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+32.38%

References

1. "Alberta Election: 5 election night surprises". cbc.ca. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. Staff (5 May 2015). "Live Alberta election results 2015: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
3. "New kids on the block: Alberta's NDP government a diverse bunch". Chronicle Journal. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
4. "Premier Notley adds new minister, new department in cabinet change". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.