Whitney Issik
Whitney Issik is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1][2] She also played Canadian football for the Calgary Rage. Whitney ran for re-election in the 2023 provincial election but was defeated.[3]
The Honourable Whitney Issik | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore | |
| In office April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney |
| Preceded by | Anam Kazim |
| Succeeded by | Nagwan Al-Guneid |
| Minister of Environment and Parks | |
| In office June 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023 | |
| Premier | Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Jason Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Schulz |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
Issik was on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee, Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.[4][5] She held the roles of Government Whip, Associate Minister of Status of Women as well as Minister of Environment and Parks.[5]
Prior to being elected Issick played Canadian football for the Calgary Rage in the Western Women's Canadian Football League.[6] She also holds a bachelors degree from the University of Calgary and has owned and operated a small business.[5]
As Associate Minister of Status of Women, Isskin sponsored Bill 14, the Provincial Court (Sexual Assault Awareness Training) Amendment Act which required lawyers wishing to be appointed to provincial court judges to take sexual assault law training and social context before applying.[7]
She also announced $6 million in funding to help support women entrepreneurs.[8]
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nagwan Al-Guneid | 12,681 | 49.26 | +17.25 | ||||
| United Conservative | Whitney Issik | 12,639 | 49.10 | -6.54 | ||||
| Green | Steven Maffioli | 423 | 1.64 | +0.46 | ||||
| Total | 25,743 | 99.00 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 260 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,003 | 70.17 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 37,058 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +11.90 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Whitney Issik | 14,565 | 55.64% | -1.42% | $62,782 | |||
| New Democratic | Jordan Stein | 8,379 | 32.01% | -1.18% | $15,470 | |||
| Alberta Party | Scott Appleby | 2,217 | 8.47% | 5.07% | $10,305 | |||
| Liberal | Shirley Ksienski | 424 | 1.62% | -4.74% | $3,129 | |||
| Green | Allie Tulick | 311 | 1.19% | – | $3,709 | |||
| Freedom Conservative | Dejan Ristic | 159 | 0.61% | – | $500 | |||
| Alberta Independence | Rafael Krukowski | 123 | 0.47% | – | $739 | |||
| Total | 26,178 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 86 | 57 | 7 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 36,691 | 71.60% | 14.31% | |||||
| United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | 11.80% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10][11][12] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
References
- "Alberta election: Calgary-Glenmore results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "UCP candidate who called climate change 'good thing' for some says quote was out of context | CBC News".
- "Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- "Government committees and members". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- "Football a Family Affair for 2nd-Generation Star Whitney Issik | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights". Bleacher Report. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- Parsons, Paige (March 30, 2022). "New legislation would mandate sexual assault training for provincial judges". CBC.
- "Alberta announces $6 million in funding to help women entrepreneurs". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- "13 - Calgary-Glenmore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- "13 - Calgary-Glenmore, 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. 51–54. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- 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.