Jennifer Johnson (politician)
Jennifer Johnson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Orr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2023-2024) |
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]
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. However, in the summer of 2024, Smith stated Johnson could be welcomed back into the UCP caucus in late 2024.[4] In October 2024, Johnson was allowed to rejoin the UCP caucus after a caucus vote, with Smith describing her as an "excellent representative".[5]
Electoral history
[edit]2023 general election
[edit]| 2023 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jennifer Johnson[a] | 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[7]
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2023 UCP Lacombe-Ponoka nomination contest
[edit]February 17, 2023[8]
| Candidate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |
| Jennifer Johnson | 970 | 74.9 |
| Dusty Myshrall | 278 | 21.5 |
| Chris Ross | 47 | 3.6 |
| Total | 1,295 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Markusoff, Jason. "Lacombe-Ponoka MLA who made derogatory remarks about trans students could return to UCP caucus: Danielle Smith". CBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Bellefontaine, Michelle (October 9, 2024). "Alberta MLA who compared transgender children to feces in food welcomed into UCP caucus". CBC News. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ 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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