Janet Eremenko is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.

Janet Eremenko
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byNicholas Milliken
Personal details
BornCalgary, Alberta[1]
Political partyNDP
EducationUniversity of Guelph[2]

Political career

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Eremenko stood in Calgary-Elbow in the 2019 Alberta general election, but came in third place behind the UCP's Doug Schweitzer and the former leader of the Alberta Party, Greg Clark.[3]

For the 2023 Alberta general election, Eremenko defeated former MLA Brian Malkinson by 155 votes to 120 votes for the NDP nomination.[4] In the general election she was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie, defeating Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Nicholas Milliken. Eremenko is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[5] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Mental Health and Addictions.

Personal life

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Eremenko is a lifelong Calgarian.[6]

Electoral history

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Currie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Janet Eremenko 12,261 54.81 +11.94
United Conservative Nicholas Milliken 9,181 41.04 -2.66
Alberta Party Jason Avramenko 409 1.83 -9.19
Green Lane Robson 222 0.99
Liberal Leila Keith 216 0.97 -1.19
Solidarity Movement Dawid Pawlowski 83 0.37
Total 22,372 99.12
Rejected and declined 198 0.88
Turnout 22,570 62.39
Eligible electors 36,178
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +7.30
Source(s)
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Doug Schweitzer 10,951 44.34 +5.03 $309,597
Alberta Party Greg Clark 7,542 30.54 -9.73 $70,288
New Democratic Janet Eremenko 5,796 23.47 +7.17 $44,092
Liberal Robin Mackintosh 275 1.11 -2.61 $500
Green Quinn Rupert 132 0.53 +0.45 $500
Total 24,696 98.36
Rejected, spoiled and declined 413 1.64
Turnout 25,109 71.88
Eligible voters 34,934
United Conservative gain from Alberta Party Swing +7.38
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[8][9][10]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
  2. ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962
  3. ^ "An Evening with Janet Eremenko in Calgary-Elbow". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. ^ "NDP lock in Eremenko as candidate for targeted Calgary swing riding". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  5. ^ "The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. The Canadian Press. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Janet Eremenko". Alberta 2023 Provincial Election. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  7. ^ "06 - Calgary-Currie". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "09 - Calgary-Elbow, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. ^ 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. 35–38. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.