Erin Babcock
Erin Babcock | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Stony Plain | |
In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ken Lemke |
Succeeded by | Searle Turton |
Personal details | |
Born | June 6, 1981 |
Died | April 25, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 38)
Political party | Alberta New Democratic |
Occupation | Nurse, politician |
Erin Babcock (June 6, 1981 – April 25, 2020) was a Canadian nurse and politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Stony Plain.[1][2]
Early life[]
Babcock was the daughter of a pipeliner in the Alberta oil industry, and her family lived in many areas across Western Canada during her childhood.[3] She mentioned that her family's involvement in the oil industry had affected their family life and their economic status.[3]
Career[]
Babcock worked as a licensed practical nurse since 2006 before entering politics in 2015.[4] She had worked in Kindersley, Saskatchewan as a nurse before moving to Edmonton.[5] Babcock worked closely with elderly and stroke patients as well as patients with serious mental and physical health issues. While in Kindersley, Babcock was involved in the Special Olympics where she served on the board of directors.[5]
Illness and death[]
Babcock was diagnosed with uterine cancer in May 2018.[6] She said that she would continue as the MLA for Stony Plain while undergoing cancer treatment.[6] The treatment would take a couple of weeks and did not stop her from pursuing the issues that got her involved in politics.[7] As part of her campaign, Babcock had promised to fight for fair access to health care across Alberta and this continued to be an issue during her treatment.[8] Babcock died from the disease in Edmonton on April 25, 2020, at age 38.[9][10]
Electoral history[]
2019 general election[]
2019 Alberta general election: Spruce Grove-Stony Plain | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%[11] | ||||
United Conservative | Searle Turton | 15,643 | 59.35 | +11.15 | ||||
New Democratic | Erin Babcock | 7,836 | 29.36 | -12.38 | ||||
Alberta Party | Ivan Boles | 2,597 | 9.73 | +4.58 | ||||
Independence | Jody Crocker | 417 | 1.56 | (new) | ||||
Total valid votes | 26,693 | |||||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 140 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,833 | 71.7% | ||||||
Registered electors |
2015 general election[]
2015 Alberta general election: Stony Plain | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Erin Babcock | 7,268 | 37.83% | 29.83% | ||||
Wildrose | Kathy Rondeau | 5,586 | 29.07% | -8.69% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ken Lemke | 4,944 | 25.73% | -19.49% | ||||
Liberal | Mike Hanlon | 657 | 3.42% | -3.39% | ||||
Alberta Party | Sandy Simmie | 538 | 2.80% | 1.49% | ||||
Green | Matthew Burnett | 220 | 1.15% | 0.25% | ||||
Total | 19,213 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 66 | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / Turnout | 32,852 | 58.68% | 3.80% | |||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 0.65% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - Stony Plain Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Riding results: Stony Plain". Edmonton Journal. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Spruce Grove, Stony Plain vote NDP". Spruce Grove Examiner. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Member's Statement: Pipeliner's Daughter". Facebook. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Erin Babcock - NorQuest College - Edmonton, Alberta". www.norquest.ca. Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ms. Erin Babcock - MLA for Stony Plain". Leading Influence. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Alberta MLA battling uterine cancer will keep working during 'aggressive treatment'". Global News. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Erin Babcock (@msebabs) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Stony Plain MLA intends to keep working through cancer treatment | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Former Stony Plain MLA Erin Babcock dies of cancer". Edmonton Journal. April 26, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Laine (April 26, 2020). "Former Stony Plain MLA Erin Babcock dies of cancer". Edmonton. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Division Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- 1981 births
- 2020 deaths
- Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs
- Women MLAs in Alberta
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Canadian nurses
- Deaths from uterine cancer
- Women nurses
- Deaths from cancer in Alberta