Angela Pitt

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Angela Pitt
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Airdrie
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byRob Anderson
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)
Airdrie, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Other political
affiliations
Wildrose (2015–17)
Residence(s)Airdrie, Alberta
Occupationbusiness owner

Angela Pitt (born 1981 or 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Airdrie.[1] She was elected under the banner of the Wildrose Party, which then merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to form the United Conservative Party (UCP) in July 2017.[2] She serves as the UCP Deputy House Leader and as the opposition critic for Justice.[3] On June 20, 2018, Angela Pitt won the UCP nomination for the riding of Airdrie-East with 71% of the vote, contested by sports broadcaster Roger Millions.[4] Angela Pitt is married and has two children. Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, she was a small business owner in Airdrie. She holds a business administration diploma with a major in marketing from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).[5]

Electoral history

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Angela Pitt 7,499 35.1%
New Democratic Chris Noble 6,368 29.8%
Progressive Conservative Peter Brown 6,168 28.9%
Alberta Party Jeremy Klug 913 4.3%
Independent Jeff Willerton 400 1.9%
Total valid votes

External links

Political offices
Preceded by MLA for Airdrie
2015-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. ^ http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/riding-airdrie
  2. ^ "Wildrose, Progressive Conservative parties to merge with 95% approval". Edmonton Journal. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ "Angela Pitt |". UCP Caucus. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ^ "Incumbent MLA easily fends off former sportscaster Roger Millions for Airdrie-East UCP nomination". Calgary Herald. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-02.