Danielle Larivee

Danielle Marie Larivee (born May 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake. She defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Pearl Calahasen, who had served the district since 1989 and was the longest serving incumbent.[1][2] She is a public health nurse.[3] In 2019 Larivee ran as a candidate in the Alberta election for lesser slave lake and lost to Pat Rehn who belonged to the United Conservative Party (UCP).

Danielle Larivee
Larivee in May 2015
Alberta Minister of Children's Services
In office
January 19, 2017 – April 30, 2019
Preceded byLyle Oberg
Succeeded byRebecca Schulz
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lesser Slave Lake
In office
May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019
Preceded byPearl Calahasen
Succeeded byPat Rehn
Personal details
Born (1974-05-11) May 11, 1974
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
OccupationPublic Health Nurse

Larivee was named to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister in Charge of Service Alberta on October 22, 2015.[4] On January 19th, 2017, Larivee was named Minister of the new Ministry of Child Services, a portfolio previously held by Irfan Sabir. Sabir was retained as the Minister for Community and Social Services. Shaye Anderson was named as the new Minister of Municipal Affairs, filling the vacancy created by Larivee's new appointment. On June 18th 2018 Alberta premier at the time Rachel Notley introduced Larivee role as the Children's Services Minister as well as the minister for the status of women [5]

Electoral history

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativePat Rehn5,87357.7%+0.93%
New DemocraticDanielle Larivee3,67636.1%-7.13%
Alberta PartyVincent Rain3813.7%–
IndependentSuzette Powder2512.5%–
Total valid votes 10,181––
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 58––
Eligible electors / Turnout 16,15463.1%–
United Conservative notional hold Swing +4.06
Source(s)
Source: "70 - Lesser Slave Lake 2019 General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDanielle Larivee3,91543.23%+37.32%
WildroseDarryl Boisson3,19835.31%-4.11%
Progressive ConservativePearl Calahasen1,94421.46%-27.25%
Total valid votes 9,057100.00%
Rejected, spoiled and declined 50
Eligible voters / Turnout 20,27744.91% +6.07%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.29%
Source(s)
"2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
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References
  1. "Alberta Election: 5 election night surprises". cbc.ca. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. Staff (5 May 2015). "Live Alberta election results 2015: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. "New kids on the block: Alberta's NDP government a diverse bunch". Chronicle Journal. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. "Premier Notley adds new minister, new department in cabinet change". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  5. "Aberhart, Hon. William, (30 Dec. 1878–22 May 1943), Premier of Alberta since 1935; Minister of Education and Attorney General for the Province", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u221698


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