Karen Ludwig (politician)
Karen Ludwig | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John Williamson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Karen Ludwig is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Background
Prior to entering politics, she was also a business owner, an associate dean, and a teacher.[1] She has a Master of Arts, a Master of Education, and a CITP[disambiguation needed] degree.[1] Ludwig joined the faculty of business administration at University of New Brunswick in 2002.[2] Ludwig lives in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, in her riding.[3]
Federal politics
Ludwig was elected to represent the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[4] She was the first woman to win in the riding,[5] traditionally seen as a Conservative stronghold.[6]
In May 2016, Ludwig co-chaired a national roundtable on Lyme disease.[7][8]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: New Brunswick Southwest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Karen Ludwig | 16,656 | 43.92 | +30.36 | – | |||
| Conservative | John Williamson | 14,625 | 38.56 | -18.10 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Graham | 4,768 | 12.57 | -10.74 | – | |||
| Green | Gayla MacIntosh | 1,877 | 4.95 | -0.15 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 37,926 | 100.00 | $197,944.39 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 220 | 0.58 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 38,146 | 74.25 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 51,376 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - LUDWIG, Karen, M.A., M.Ed., CITP". Library of Parliament. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Karen Ludwig". www.unb.ca. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Local MP welcomes federal cabinet in St. Andrews". CBC News. January 18, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ McHardie, Daniel (19 October 2015). "Liberals sweep New Brunswick's 10 ridings". CBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "New Brunswick elects 3 women to House of Commons". CBC News. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ McHardie, Daniel (October 25, 2015). "Dissecting the Liberal sweep in New Brunswick". CBC News. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Blanch, Vanessa (May 26, 2016). "Lyme disease gets national attention from MPs". CBC News. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Trainor, Sarah (June 10, 2016). "Health 'not a partisan issue' Karen Ludwig says of Lyme disease roundtable". CBC News. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for New Brunswick Southwest, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates