Janet Eremenko
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byNicholas Milliken
Personal details
BornCalgary, Alberta[1]
Political partyNDP
EducationUniversity of Guelph[2]

Janet Eremenko is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.

Political career

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]

Personal life

Eremenko is a lifelong Calgarian.[6]

Electoral history

2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJanet Eremenko12,26154.81+11.94
United ConservativeNicholas Milliken9,18141.04-2.66
Alberta PartyJason Avramenko4091.83-9.19
GreenLane Robson2220.99–
LiberalLeila Keith2160.97-1.19
Solidarity MovementDawid Pawlowski830.37–
Total 22,37299.12–
Rejected and declined 1980.88
Turnout 22,57062.39
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 ConservativeDoug Schweitzer10,95144.34+5.03$309,597
Alberta PartyGreg Clark7,54230.54-9.73$70,288
New DemocraticJanet Eremenko5,79623.47+7.17$44,092
LiberalRobin Mackintosh2751.11-2.61$500
GreenQuinn Rupert1320.53+0.45$500
Total 24,69698.36–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 4131.64
Turnout 25,10971.88
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

  1. ↑ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
  2. ↑ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
  3. ↑ "An Evening with Janet Eremenko in Calgary-Elbow". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. ↑ "NDP lock in Eremenko as candidate for targeted Calgary swing riding". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  5. ↑ "The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. The Canadian Press. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Janet Eremenko". Alberta 2023 Provincial Election. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  7. ↑ "06 - Calgary-Currie". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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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