Cathy Olesen
| Cathy Olesen MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Sherwood Park | |
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In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Iris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Annie McKitrick |
| Mayor of Strathcona County | |
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In office October 26, 2004[1] – October 26, 2010[2] | |
| Preceded by | Vern Hartwell[3] |
| Succeeded by | Linda Osinchuk[4] |
| Strathcona County Councillor for Ward 4 | |
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In office 1995[5] – October 26, 2004[1] | |
| Preceded by | new ward[5] |
| Succeeded by | Peter Wlodarczak[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1960/1961 (age 55–56)[6] Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rex Adam[7] |
| Children | four[7] |
| Website | Official website |
Cathy Olesen MLA, (born c. 1961) is a politician in Alberta, Canada. She served on Strathcona County Council from 1995, first as a councillor then mayor, until her defeat in 2010. Olesen then went into provincial politics, and has represented Sherwood Park since the 2012 provincial election.
Political career
Cathy Olesen successfully ran for County councillor, in the new Ward 4, in 1995. She held this position for three terms, until deciding to take a run for mayor. Olesen become mayor of Strathcona County in 2004, and was re-elected in 2007, in a close three-way race. In 2010 Olesen lost to Linda Osinchuk.
In 2012, with Sherwood Park MLA Iris Evans retiring, Olesen ran for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination. She won the PC nomination by only one vote over Susan Timanson.[8][9] On April 23, 2012, Olesen won the Sherwood Park riding, and successfully made her way into provincial politics. On May 5, 2015 Olesen lost her bid for re-election to the Sherwood Park riding.
Electoral history
| Alberta general election, 2012: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 8,742 | 45.60 | |||||
| Wildrose | Garnett Genuis | 5,957 | 31.07 | |||||
| Liberal | Dave Anderson | 1,835 | 9.57 | |||||
| New Democratic | Sarah Michelin | 1,209 | 6.31 | |||||
| Independent | James Ford | 1,062 | 5.54 | |||||
| Alberta Party | Chris Kuchmak | 230 | 1.20 | |||||
| Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 137 | 0.71 | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. November 9, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ and Legal Services/Agendas reports minutes/Council-Organizational-Meeting-October-26-2010.aspx "Council Organizational Meeting - October 26, 2010" Check
|url=value (help). Strathcona County. November 12, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2012. - ↑ "Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Roblin, Jacqueline (October 18, 2010). Releases/Election-Results.aspx "Strathcona County Election Results" Check
|url=value (help). Strathcona County. Retrieved April 23, 2012. - 1 2 government/Councillors/past-councils.aspx "Past Councils" Check
|url=value (help). Strathcona County. February 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2012. - ↑ "Ex-mayor in heated battle for Evans seat", The Edmonton Journal, 10 April 2012
- 1 2 "About Cathy". Cathy Olesen. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Gerein, Keith (January 31, 2012). "Sherwood Park PC vote as close as it gets". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Timanson, Sue (January 22, 2012). "Sue Timanson for PC Candidate". Facebook. Retrieved April 23, 2012.