Judy Gordon
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Judith "Judy" Dawn Gordon is a current provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. She is the current mayor of Lacombe
, Alberta
. She previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1993 until 2004.
winning easily defeating five other candidates to earn her first term in provincial office. She was elected to her second term in the 1997 Alberta general election
. Her popular vote slightly decreased but she won her seat with a much bigger margin. Gordon was re-elected to a landslide winning her third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election
. She retired from her seat at dissolution in 2004 citing a hectic work schedule, the commute to Edmonton
and redistribution of her electoral district.
Gordon was elected to her third term by acclamation in the 2007 Lacombe municipal election
.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is the current mayor of Lacombe
Lacombe, Alberta
Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. She previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1993 until 2004.
Provincial political career
Gordon ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature after serving as Mayor of Lacombe from 1989 to 1993. She won the new electoral district of Lacombe-Stettler in the 1993 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
winning easily defeating five other candidates to earn her first term in provincial office. She was elected to her second term in the 1997 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. Her popular vote slightly decreased but she won her seat with a much bigger margin. Gordon was re-elected to a landslide winning her third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 2001
The Alberta general election of 2001 was the twenty-fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She retired from her seat at dissolution in 2004 citing a hectic work schedule, the commute to Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
and redistribution of her electoral district.
Mayor of Lacombe
Gordon had served her first term as Mayor of Lacombe from 1989 to 1993 she left to run as a Member of the Alberta Legislature in 1993. She was elected to her second stint as the Mayor of Lacome in the 2004 Lacombe municipal election. She defeated incumbent Mayor Bill McQuesten in a hotly contested three way race winning by a plurality of 41 votes.Gordon was elected to her third term by acclamation in the 2007 Lacombe municipal election
Alberta municipal elections, 2007
Municipal elections were held in Alberta, Canada on Monday, October 15, 2007. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections...
.