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♀ Cathy Olesen
aliasCathy Olesen
Record
47087 · 2908

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth c. 1960
Age ± 64 years
First mandate 23 April 2012 → 12 years + 6 days ago
↳ at age ± 52 years
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 11 months ago (4 May 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Cathy Olesen (c.1960– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 3 0 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Garnett Genuis  m 
 		 ⊕ Annie J.F. McKitrick  f 
 
Eligible: 30,851 Votes: 19,357 Participation: 62.74% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
28		 Alberta
23 April 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8913(F) — 15 Apr 2022 16:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±52
PC
 1/7 8,747 45.62% +2,799 Loser:
WRA
 5,948 31.02% Garnett Genuis

Service: 3 years 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,048 Votes: 21,947 Participation: 66.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Alberta
5 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9048(F) — 15 Apr 2022 16:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±55
PC
 2/3 5,655 25.90% -5,710 Winner:
NDP
 11,365 52.05% Annie J.F. McKitrick

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Cathy Olesen		 11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Cathy Olesen		 11 Mar 2024

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