Jordan Walker (politician)
Jordan Walker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Sherwood Park | |
| In office April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Annie McKitrick |
| Succeeded by | Kyle Kasawski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
Jordan Walker is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Sherwood Park. He is a member of the United Conservative Party[2]
He was the 951st Member to be sworn into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Background
[edit]Prior to his election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Walker served as an education assessor for the Government of Alberta. He speaks basic Japanese and formerly spent a year teaching English as a second language in Japan. He holds both a master’s degree a bachelors degree.
Mr. Walker and his wife Shizuko are residents of Sherwood Park.[3]
He is originally from Montague, Prince Edward Island and attended UPEI.[4]
Political Activity
[edit]Mr. Walker has served as a member of the Treasury Board, Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee, and the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future. In addition to this service, Walker has been a member of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices as well as the Standing Committee on Public Accounts among others. Mr. Walker also previously served as Chair of the Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee.[5]
Mr. Walker has carried on his interest in Japan by speaking to the importance of Japanese-Albertan relations in the legislature.[6]
As a legislator and member of the treasury board[7] Walker has advocated for capital investment in Sherwood Park, particularly at the local hospital[8] and schools.[9]
Electoral history
[edit]2023 general election
[edit]| 2023 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kyle Kasawski | 13,108 | 50.27 | +10.27 | ||||
| United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 11,447 | 43.90 | -1.47 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 1,293 | 4.96 | -8.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacob Stacey | 225 | 0.86 | – | ||||
| Total | 26,073 | – | ||||||
| Rejected and declined | 128 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,201 | 70.32 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 37,259 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +5.87 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
2019 general election
[edit]| 2019 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jordan Walker | 12,119 | 45.37 | -2.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Annie McKitrick | 10,685 | 40.00 | -11.65 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sue Timanson | 3,509 | 13.14 | +13.12 | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Brian Ilkuf | 216 | 0.81 | – | ||||
| Alberta Advantage Party | Chris Glassford | 183 | 0.69 | – | ||||
| Total | 26,712 | 99.34 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 178 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,890 | 76.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 35,061 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +4.35 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. 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. 394–398. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Anna Junker & Janet French (2019-04-16). "Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Alberta election hot take: Who could make up Jason Kenney's UCP cabinet?". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Representatives: Jordan Walker". www.youcount.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Former Montague resident wins seat in new Alberta government". www.peicanada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Province of Alberta, Alberta Hansard, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 7 March 2023, 502, 20230307_1330_01_han.pdf (assembly.ab.ca).
- ^ Opinko, David. "Lethbridge-East MLA named infrastructure minister & deputy premier". Lethbridge News Now. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Province of Alberta, Alberta Hansard, Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 5 December 2022, 85, 20221205_1330_01_han.pdf (assembly.ab.ca).
- ^ "Budget 2023 provides construction funding for Sherwood Heights replacement school". sherwoodparknews. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "81 - Sherwood Park". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.