Laila Goodridge

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Laila Goodridge
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byDavid Yurdiga
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche
Fort McMurray-Conklin (2018–2019)
In office
July 12, 2018 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byBrian Jean
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born1986/1987 (age 34–35)
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative (federal)
United Conservative (provincial)
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (provincial, before 2017)
EducationBA Political Studies
Alma materUniversity of Alberta (Campus Saint-Jean)

Laila Goodridge MP is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake from the Conservative Party since 2021. She served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche from 2018 to 2021.

Goodridge was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election on July 12, 2018. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Francophonie on June 23.[1]

In August 2021 Goodridge resigned as MLA to run for the position of Fort McMurray—Cold Lake MP in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She was elected to Parliament on September 20, polling at least 67% of the votes to McDonald's 12.8%.[2]

Political career[]

Goodridge was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election on July 12, 2018, after MLA Brian Jean resigned. She was re-elected to represent the constituency of Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche in the 30th Alberta Legislature in the 2019 Alberta general election on April 16, 2019. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Francophonie on June 23.[1] Goodridge is fluent in French and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean.

In addition to serving as an MLA, Goodridge was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities and a member of the Special Standing Committee on Members' Services and the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee. In August 2021 she resigned as MLA to run for the position of Fort McMurray—Cold Lake MP in the 2021 Canadian federal election. The Conservative Party's selection of Goodridge as its parliamentary candidate was controversial as it was done without a nomination contest and unnamed board members of Fort McMurray's Electoral District Association did not support nor recognize her appointment.[3] In fact, Goodridge's predecessor, David Yurdiga, endorsed the People's Party of Canada candidate Shawn McDonald instead of her.[4]

Nevertheless, she was elected to Parliament on September 20, when she polled at least 67% of the votes to McDonald's 12.8%.[2]

Personal life[]

Goodridge spent several years working in Alberta's oil sands.[5] Goodridge lived in Fort McMurray for her entire life and married her husband Niall in 2020.[citation needed]

Electoral results[]

2021 federal election[]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laila Goodridge 29,242 67.8 -12.1
People's Shawn McDonald 5,481 12.7 +9.4
New Democratic Garnett Robinson 4,377 10.1 +4.4
Liberal Abdifatah Abdi 3,060 7.1 -2.4
Maverick Jonathan Meyers 479 1.1 -
Green Brian Deheer 423 1.0 –0.7
Veterans Coalition Hughie Shane Whitmore 88 0.2 -
Total valid votes 43,150 100.0
Total rejected ballots 327 0.8
Turnout 43,477 56.5
Eligible voters 76,916
Conservative hold Swing -12.1
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2019 general election[]

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2019 Alberta general election: Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Laila Goodridge 9,836 66.33 +2.63
New Democratic Jane Stroud 3,635 24.51 -8.79
Alberta Party Jeff Fafard 857 5.78 –
Alberta Independence Mark Grinder 271 1.83 –
Green Brian Deheer 230 1.55 +0.45
Total 14,829 99.36 –
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 95 0.64 –
Eligible electors / Turnout 25,622 58.25 –
United Conservative notional hold Swing 5.73
Source(s)
Source: "60 - Fort Mcmurray-Lac La Biche, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Change is based on re-distributed results from the 2015 Alberta general election.

2018 by-election[]

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Alberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Fort McMurray-Conklin
Upon the resignation of Brian Jean on March 5, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Laila Goodridge 2,689 67.02 +0.84
New Democratic Jane Stroud 1,149 28.64 -2.15
Alberta Party Sid Fayed 103 2.57 –
Liberal Robin Le Fevre 42 1.05 -1.99
Green Brian Deheer 29 0.72 –
Total valid votes 4,012 99.50 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 20 0.50 -0.40
Turnout 4,032 32.59 -11.85
Eligible electors 12,370
United Conservative notional hold Swing +1.50
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved December 27, 2021.

^ UCP change is compared to combined Wildrose and Progressive Conservative

2015 general election[]

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2015 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Wayne Drysdale 6,229 35.57 -16.06
New Democratic Mary Dahr 5,062 28.90 +19.60
Wildrose Laila Goodridge 4,175 23.84 -10.84
Alberta Party Rory Tarant 2,048 11.69
Total 17,514 100.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 77
Eligible electors / Turnout 37,445 46.98 +4.41
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -17.55
Source(s)
"Grande Prairie-Wapiti".

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mitchell, Laine (June 23, 2019). "Alberta government makes new role to aid Francophonie". CTV News. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b McDermott, Vincent (September 21, 2021). "Goodridge elected as Conservative Party's MP for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake". Fort McMurray Today. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Joannou, Ashley (August 20, 2021). "Fort McMurray board 'appalled' Laila Goodridge appointed to run for Conservatives in federal election". Fort McMurray Today. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Andrew Lawton (September 12, 2021). "Outgoing Alberta Conservative MP David Yurdiga formally endorsing PPC candidate". True North. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ McDermott, Vincent (July 13, 2018). "United Conservatives win Alberta byelections". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election – Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2021. From the drop-down list, select "Search by electoral district name" in "1 - Choose a search option" then type "Fort McMurray--Cold Lake" in "2 - Enter a postal code, candidate name or electoral district name"; or, in both drop-down lists, select Alberta in "1 - Choose a province" and "Fort McMurray--Cold Lake" in "2 - Choose an electoral district."
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