Evan Woolley is a municipal politician who served as councillor of Ward 8 in Calgary, Alberta. He was first elected in 2013, becoming the city's youngest councillor.[1]
Evan Woolley | |
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| City of Calgary Councillor | |
| In office October 21, 2013 – October 25, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Mar |
| Succeeded by | Courtney Walcott |
| Constituency | Ward 8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calgary |
| Spouse | Andrea Wettstein |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Website | http://www.evan-woolley.ca/ |
Career before politics
editPrior to being elected in 2007, Woolley served as Community Relations Advisor in the Office of Sustainability and as the Program Coordinator for Public Art for the City of Calgary, and as Communications and Media Relations Advisor for Enerplus.
[2] Woolley also spent four years on the board of the Cliff-Bungalow-Mission Community Association.[3]
Electoral record
edit2013 municipal election
editWoolley won his seat for Ward 8 in the 2013 election by capturing 51% of the votes, defeating two-term incumbent John Mar, who took 43%.[4]
2017 municipal election
editWoolley was re-elected in October 2017. At 58% of votes received, he was one of only three Councillors to receive a majority.
2021 municipal election
editOn January 22, 2021, Woolley announced that he would not run in the 2021 election.[5]
References
edit- ^ Blackwell, Roxanne (March 3, 2014). "Calgary's youngest city councillor settles in". The Calgary Journal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Evan Woolley". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Evan Woolley". Vote Calgary. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results". City of Calgary. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Calgary councillor Evan Woolley not seeking re-election in Ward 8 - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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