Linda Johnson (politician)

Linda Johnson
MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
In office
April 23, 2012  May 5, 2015
Preceded by Paul Hinman
Succeeded by Anam Kazim
Personal details
Born 1958/1959 (age 56–57)[1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Calgary, Alberta

Linda Johnson (born c. 1959) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore, from 2012 to 2015.[2][3]

Her interest in politics began during her high school days when she became active with the Progressive Conservative party. Her first involvement was as a volunteer for former MLA Dennis Anderson. She worked in Ottawa as an assistant to Harvie Andre, MP for Calgary-Centre. She returned to Calgary becoming constituency assistant for Jim Hawkes, MP for Calgary-West.

Electoral record

Alberta general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnam Kazim 7,021 33.18% +26.95% $1,303
Progressive ConservativeLinda Johnson 7,015 33.15% -15.8% $82,882
WildroseChris Kemp-Jackson 5,058 23.91% -13.77% $21,747
LiberalDavid Waddington 1,345 6.36% -0.78% $5,915
Alberta PartyTerry Lo 719 3.40% - $4,790
Alberta general election, 2012: Calgary-Glenmore
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLinda Johnson 8,408 48.95%
WildrosePaul Hinman 6,472 37.68%
LiberalDan MacAulay 1,227 7.14%
New DemocraticRichard Collier 1,071 6.23%

References

  1. Van, Jason (2012-04-25). "Selling Tupperware helped Linda Johnson gain success in Calgary-Glenmore". Canada.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
  3. "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2015.


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