Janet Keeping

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Janet Keeping is the leader of the Green Party of Alberta and has been since September 2012. Keeping was born in Montreal, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before obtaining a law degree from the University of Calgary.[1] In September 2015, she was a by-election candidate in the district of Calgary-Foothills,[2] but finished sixth with 3% of the vote.[3]

Election results

2015 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, September 3, 2015: Calgary-Foothills
Voiding of general election results due to Jim Prentice disclaiming his seat
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Wildrose Prasad Panda 4,877 38.35 +20.24
New Democratic Bob Hawkesworth 3,270 25.71 -6.65
Progressive Conservative Blair Houston 2,746 21.59 -18.74
Liberal Ali Bin Zahid 791 6.22 -0.94
Alberta Party Mark Taylor 610 4.80 +4.80
Green Janet Keeping 377 2.96 +0.92
Independent Antoni Grochowski 46 0.36
Total valid votes 12,717
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 39.48
Eligible voters 32,212
Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +19.49

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