Rebecca Schulz
Rebecca Schulz ECA MLA (born July 30, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Shaw in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2] She was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Children's Services on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
Rebecca Schulz | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Shaw | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Sucha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1984[1] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan, Johns Hopkins University |
On June 14, 2022, Schulz resigned as the minister of children's services and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.[3]
Schulz was a candidate for leader of the United Conservative Party in 2022 following the resignation of Premier Jason Kenney as leader.[4] Her leadership campaign was supported by co-chairs Rona Ambrose and Calgary MP Stephanie Kusie[5] Schulz placed fourth.
Electoral history
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Danielle Smith | 34,949 | 41.3 | 34,981 | 41.4 | 35,095 | 41.7 | 38,496 | 46.2 | 39,270 | 47.7 | 42,423 | 53.77 |
| Travis Toews | 24,831 | 29.4 | 25,054 | 29.7 | 25,593 | 30.4 | 26,592 | 31.9 | 30,794 | 37.4 | 36,480 | 46.23 |
| Brian Jean | 9,301 | 11.1 | 9,504 | 11.3 | 10,157 | 12.1 | 11,251 | 13.5 | 12,203 | 14.8 | Eliminated | |
| Rebecca Schulz | 5,835 | 6.9 | 6,180 | 7.3 | 6,784 | 8.0 | 6,972 | 8.4 | Eliminated | |||
| Todd Loewen | 6,496 | 7.7 | 6,512 | 7.7 | 6,596 | 7.8 | Eliminated | |||||
| Rajan Sawhney | 1,787 | 2.1 | 2,246 | 2.7 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Leela Aheer | 1,394 | 1.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Total | 84,593 | 100.00 | 84,405 | 100.00 | 84,225 | 100.00 | 83,3177 | 100.00 | 82,267 | 100.00 | 78,903 | 100.00 |
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Shaw | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Rebecca Schulz | 14,261 | 65.32% | 4.21% | ||||
| New Democratic | Graham Dean Sucha | 5,594 | 25.62% | -5.65% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bronson Ha | 1,331 | 6.10% | 2.30% | ||||
| Liberal | Vesna Samardzija | 290 | 1.33% | -2.50% | ||||
| Green | John Daly | 212 | 0.97% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Jarek Bucholc | 146 | 0.67% | – | ||||
| Total | 21,834 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 134 | 49 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,198 | 68.24% | 10.77% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | % | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "23 - Calgary-Shaw, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- Schulz, Rebecca [@rebeccakschulz] (July 30, 2022). "Today is our mom's 38th birthday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "On the road with Jason Kenney and Laureen Harper as the Alberta election enters its final leg". National Post. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- French, Janet (2022-06-14). "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- "Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz launches UCP leadership bid". CBC. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Introducing new co-campaign chair @StephanieKusie, joining Rona Ambrose". twitter. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
