Laila Goodridge
Laila Goodridge is a politician in Alberta, Canada, currently serving as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche.
Laila Goodridge | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche Fort McMurray-Conklin (2018–2019) | |
| Assumed office July 12, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986/1987 (age 33–34) Fort McMurray, Alberta |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose Party (before 2017) |
| Education | BA Political Studies |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (Campus Saint-Jean) |
Goodridge was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election on July 12, 2018, after MLA Brian Jean resigned. She was re-elected to represent the constituency of Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche in the 30th Alberta Legislature in the 2019 Alberta general election on April 16, 2019. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Francophonie on June 23, 2019.[1] Goodridge is fluent in French and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean.
In addition to serving as an MLA, Goodridge is the Chair of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities and a member of the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services and the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee.
Personal life
Goodridge is passionate about serving the people of her riding, fighting for the issues important to northern Alberta, and restoring the Alberta Advantage for all. Goodridge is a particularly strong advocate for the energy sector, having spent several years working in Alberta's oil sands.[2] She believes strongly in defending and diversifying Alberta's energy sector and the good jobs it provides.
Goodridge believes strongly in servant leadership. When she's not in the Legislature, Goodridge can be found with her husband Niall exploring all Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche has to offer.
Personal Details
Goodridge has called Fort McMurray home for her entire life and married her husband Niall in 2020.
Electoral results
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Laila Goodridge | 9,836 | 66.33% | +2.63% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane Stroud | 3,635 | 24.51% | -8.79% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Jeff Fafard | 857 | 5.78% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Mark Grinder | 271 | 1.83% | – | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 230 | 1.55% | +0.45% | ||||
| Total | 14,829 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 95 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 25,622 | 58.25% | – | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | 5.73% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "60 - Fort Mcmurray-Lac La Biche, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Change is based on re-distributed results from the 2015 Alberta general election. | ||||||||
2018 by-election
| Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Fort McMurray-Conklin Upon the resignation of Brian Jean on March 5, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Laila Goodridge | 2,689 | 67.02% | +0.84% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane Stroud | 1,149 | 28.64% | -2.15% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sid Fayed | 103 | 2.57% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Robin Le Fevre | 42 | 1.05% | -1.98% | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 29 | 0.72% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,012 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 12,370 | 32.59% | -11.86% | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +1.50% | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Wapiti | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wayne Drysdale | 6,229 | 35.57 | -16.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary Dahr | 5,062 | 28.90 | +19.60 | ||||
| Wildrose | Laila Goodridge | 4,175 | 23.84 | -10.84 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Rory Tarant | 2,048 | 11.69 | |||||
| Total | 17,514 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 77 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 37,445 | 46.98 | +4.41 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -17.55 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- Mitchell, Laine (2019-06-23). "Alberta government makes new role to aid Francophonie". CTV News. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- McDermott, Vincent (2018-07-13). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-13.