Janet Eremenko
Janet Eremenko | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Milliken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calgary, Alberta[1] |
| Political party | NDP |
| Education | University of Guelph[2] |
Janet Eremenko is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.
Political career
[edit]Eremenko stood in Calgary-Elbow in the 2019 Alberta general election, but came in third place behind the UCP's Doug Schweitzer and the former leader of the Alberta Party, Greg Clark.[3]
For the 2023 Alberta general election, Eremenko defeated former MLA Brian Malkinson by 155 votes to 120 votes for the NDP nomination.[4] In the general election she was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie, defeating Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Nicholas Milliken. Eremenko is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[5] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Mental Health and Addictions.
Personal life
[edit]Eremenko is a lifelong Calgarian.[6]
Electoral history
[edit]| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Janet Eremenko | 12,261 | 54.81 | +11.94 | ||||
| United Conservative | Nicholas Milliken | 9,181 | 41.04 | -2.66 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Jason Avramenko | 409 | 1.83 | -9.19 | ||||
| Green | Lane Robson | 222 | 0.99 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Leila Keith | 216 | 0.97 | -1.19 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Dawid Pawlowski | 83 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Total | 22,372 | 99.12 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 198 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,570 | 62.39 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 36,178 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +7.30 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Doug Schweitzer | 10,951 | 44.34 | +5.03 | $309,597 | |||
| Alberta Party | Greg Clark | 7,542 | 30.54 | -9.73 | $70,288 | |||
| New Democratic | Janet Eremenko | 5,796 | 23.47 | +7.17 | $44,092 | |||
| Liberal | Robin Mackintosh | 275 | 1.11 | -2.61 | $500 | |||
| Green | Quinn Rupert | 132 | 0.53 | +0.45 | $500 | |||
| Total | 24,696 | 98.36 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 413 | 1.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,109 | 71.88 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,934 | |||||||
| United Conservative gain from Alberta Party | Swing | +7.38 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[8][9][10] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
- ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
- ^ "An Evening with Janet Eremenko in Calgary-Elbow". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ "NDP lock in Eremenko as candidate for targeted Calgary swing riding". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ "The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. The Canadian Press. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Janet Eremenko". Alberta 2023 Provincial Election. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ "06 - Calgary-Currie". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 35–38. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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