Yvonne Fritz

Yvonne Marie Fritz (born September 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Cross as a Progressive Conservative.

Yvonne Fritz
MLA for Calgary-Cross
In office
June 15, 1993 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byRicardo Miranda
Personal details
Born
Yvonne Marie Fritz[1]

(1950-09-17) September 17, 1950
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Lanny
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationRegistered Nurse

Early life

Fritz was born September 17, 1950 in Saskatoon. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Calgary General Hospital for 20 years.

Political life

Fritz first sought public office in the 1986 Calgary municipal by-election for Ward 5 and was defeated in a very close race by Jon Havelock but was elected in the 1988 general election as the alderman for Ward 5. She served in that capacity until 1993 when she sought the position of MLA for the new constituency of Calgary-Cross. In the 1993 Alberta general election, Fritz was the successful candidate receiving 60% of the vote. In the subsequent elections in 1997 and 2001, she proved successful again, receiving 67% and 75% of the vote respectively. While sitting as a Private Member, she served on the Treasury Board and chaired both the Alberta Multicultural Commission and the Women's Breast Cancer Screening Council. She also sponsored three important Private Members' Bills, including a bill for mandatory bicycle helmet use for children and teenagers.

In the 2004 provincial election, Fritz secured her position as MLA for Calgary-Cross for a fourth time with 58% of the vote. Following the election, she was appointed as Minister for Seniors and Community Supports, a position she held until 2006. That year, Fritz became Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee for Managing Growth Pressures. In 2007, Premier Stelmach appointed her as Associate Minister of Affordable Housing and Urban Development. In the 2008 provincial election, Fritz received 57% of the vote. In April 2008, she was sworn in as Minister of the newly created ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Personal life

Fritz is married to Lanny. The couple has two grown children. She has been a resident of the Pineridge community in Calgary for more than 33 years.[2]

Election results
2008 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) Turnout 27.4%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz 4,011 57%
     Liberal Ron I. Reinhold 1,565 22%
Wildrose AllianceGordon Huth6059%
GreenSusan Stratton3946%
     NDP Shelina N. Hassanali 477 7%
2004 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) Turnout 29.7%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz 3,770 58%
     Liberal Raleigh Dehaney 1,453 22%
Alberta AllianceGordon Huth64610%
GreenRyan Richardson2714%
     NDP Jeanie Keebler 393 6%
2001 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) Turnout 41.6%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz 6,816 75%
     Liberal Keith Jones 1,863 20%
     NDP Ramiro Mora 441 5%
1997 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) Turnout 40.7%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz 5,964 67%
     Liberal Keith Jones 2,456 28%
Social CreditMaurizio Terrigno4675%
1993 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) Turnout ?%
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz 6,449 60%
     Liberal Keith Hart 3,567 33%
     NDP Vinay Dey 686 6%
     Natural Law Neeraj Varma 86 1%
2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Cross
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeYvonne Fritz5,35744.65%-12.17%
WildroseHappy Mann4,55737.98%29.40%
LiberalNarita Sherman1,22010.17%-12.07%
New DemocraticReinaldo Contreras6045.03%-1.72%
EvergreenSusan Stratton2602.17%-3.42%
Total 11,998––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 116––
Eligible electors / Turnout 27,68043.76%16.11%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -13.96%
Source(s)
Source: "06 - Calgary-Cross, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Fritz's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".


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