Karen McPherson
Karen McPherson | |
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McPherson in May 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Brown |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 58–59) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta Party (2017-present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic (2015–2017) |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Business Analyst/Entrepreneur |
Karen Margaret McPherson (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill with a plurality of votes under the first-past-the-post system. On October 4, 2017, McPherson announced she was leaving the NDP to sit as an Independent. Weeks later, she announced that she was joining the caucus of the Alberta Party, becoming its second MLA.
In March 2019 she announced that she would not seek re-election. She was succeeded by United Conservative Josephine Pon; the Alberta Party candidate took less than 9% of the votes.