Alaina Lockhart

Alaina Lockhart
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Fundy Royal
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by Rob Moore
Personal details
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
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalAlaina Lockhart 19,136 40.87 +30.44 –
ConservativeRob Moore 17,361 37.09 -20.88 –
New DemocraticJennifer McKenzie 8,204 17.52 -9.34 –
GreenStephanie Coburn 1,823 3.89 -0.83 –
IndependentDavid Raymond Amos 296 0.63 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,820100.0 $204,150.30
Total rejected ballots 2410.51
Turnout 47,06175.04
Eligible voters 62,713
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.66

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-election-results-1.3278817
  2. ↑ Meet Alaina Lockhart, Liberal.ca.
  3. ↑ Fundy Royal flips for just second time in a century, CBC News, October 20, 2015.

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