Jennifer Johnson (politician)
Jennifer Johnson is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1]
Jennifer Johnson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Orr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | United Conservative (2023) |
In 2023 Johnson defeated Lacombe City Councilor Chris Ross and paramedic Dusty Myshrall to win the UCP nomination in Lacombe-Ponoka.[2]
Speaking at an event on September 1, 2022, Johnson compared the presence of transgender children in schools to "adding a teaspoon of feces to a batch of cookies."[3] After the remarks were revealed, and before the election, UCP party leader Danielle Smith said that Johnson would not sit with the caucus if elected.
Electoral history
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jennifer Johnson[lower-alpha 1] | 14,324 | 67.57 | -3.74 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Dale | 4,995 | 23.56 | +8.63 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Myles Chykerda | 1,167 | 5.50 | -4.84 | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Daniel Jeffries | 444 | 2.09 | – | ||||
| Green | Taylor Lowery | 196 | 0.92 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Nathan Leslie | 74 | 0.35 | – | ||||
| Total | 21,200 | 99.40 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 128 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,328 | 61.28 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,804 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -6.19 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[5]
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2023 UCP Lacombe-Ponoka nomination contest
February 17, 2023[6]
| Candidate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Jennifer Johnson | 970 | 74.9 |
| Dusty Myshrall | 278 | 21.5 |
| Chris Ross | 47 | 3.6 |
| Total | 1,295 | 100.00 |
References
- "Alberta election 2023 results: Lacombe-Ponoka | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- "UPDATED: UCP candidate Jennifer Johnson is the newly-minted MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka - Lacombe Express". www.lacombeexpress.com. 2023-05-30. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- French, Janet (2023-05-25). "Smith shuts door on caucus seat for UCP candidate who compared transgender children to feces in food". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- Weber, Mark (2023-05-30). "UCP candidate Jennifer Johnson is the newly-minted MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka". Lacombe Express. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- "68 - Lacombe-Ponoka". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- "Lacombe-Ponoka" (PDF). United Conservative Party. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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