Romy Tittel
Romy S. Tittel | |
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| Leader of the Green Party of Alberta | |
| In office November 4, 2017 – March 24, 2018[1] | |
| Preceded by | Janet Keeping |
| Succeeded by | Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Green Party of Alberta, Green Party of Canada |
| Residence | Springbank, Alberta |
| Occupation | Journeyman electrician |
Romy S. Tittel is a former Canadian politician and small business owner, who previously served as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta between November 2017 and March 2018.[2]
Political career[edit]
In the 2015 federal election, Tittel stood as the Green candidate in the district of Foothills, placing fourth. At the November 4, 2017 Green Party of Alberta convention in Red Deer, she was elected leader of the party,[2] and will stand as a candidate in the Calgary-Lougheed by-election.
On March 24, 2018, Tittel resigned from her role as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta. No reason was given for the resignation.
Personal life[edit]
Tittel claims the distinction of being the second female journeyman electrician in the province of Alberta. She and her husband live west of Calgary and own a software business together.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Foothills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 46,166 | 75.70 | -2.12 | $66,508.37 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya MacPherson | 8,149 | 13.36 | +9.84 | $3,837.36 | |||
| New Democratic | Alison Thompson | 3,919 | 6.43 | -3.67 | $9,096.95 | |||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 1,983 | 3.25 | -1.50 | $16,306.65 | |||
| Libertarian | Cory Morgan | 424 | 0.70 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Slingerland | 345 | 0.57 | – | $9,192.08 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,986 | 100.00 | $237,098.11 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 141 | 0.23 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,127 | 74.20 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,380 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.98 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| Alberta provincial by-election, December 14, 2017: Calgary-Lougheed Resignation of Dave Rodney | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jason Kenney | 7,760 | 71.51 | +8.35[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| New Democratic | Phillip van der Merwe | 1,822 | 16.79 | −15.24 | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 1,009 | 9.30 | +4.49 | ||||
| Reform | Lauren Thorsteinson | 137 | 1.26 | |||||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 60 | 0.55 | |||||
| Independent | Wayne Leslie | 42 | 0.39 | |||||
| Independent | Larry Heather | 22 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 10,852 | 98.84 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 127 | 1.16 | −0.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 31,067 | 35.34 | −16.01 | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +11.80 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results: Calgary-Lougheed". Retrieved 2018-03-15. | ||||||||
- ↑ Swing is calculated from the sum of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose vote shares.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Leader's Resignation". Green Party of Alberta. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Five candidates run to lead the Green Party of Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Calgary-Lougheed | Romy Tittel | Green Party of Alberta". Romy Tittel | Green Party of Alberta. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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