Yvonne Marie Fritz ECA (born September 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Cross as a Progressive Conservative.
The Honourable Yvonne Fritz | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-Cross | |
| In office June 15, 1993 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Miranda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yvonne Marie Fritz[1] September 17, 1950 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Lanny |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Registered Nurse |
She designed the flag of Calgary along with Gwin Clark.[2]
Early life edit
Fritz was born September 17, 1950, in Saskatoon. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a Registered Nurse at Calgary General Hospital for 20 years.[3][4]
Political life edit
Fritz first sought public office in the 1986 Calgary municipal by-election for Ward 5 and was defeated in a very close race by Jon Havelock but was elected in the 1988 general election as the alderman for Ward 5. She served in that capacity until 1993 when she sought the position of MLA for the new constituency of Calgary-Cross. In the 1993 Alberta general election, Fritz was the successful candidate receiving 60% of the vote. In the subsequent elections in 1997 and 2001, she proved successful again, receiving 67% and 75% of the vote respectively. While sitting as a Private Member, she served on the Treasury Board and chaired both the Alberta Multicultural Commission and the Women's Breast Cancer Screening Council. She also sponsored three important Private Members' Bills, including a bill for mandatory bicycle helmet use for children and teenagers.
In the 2004 provincial election, Fritz secured her position as MLA for Calgary-Cross for a fourth time with 58% of the vote. Following the election, she was appointed as Minister for Seniors and Community Supports, a position she held until 2006. That year, Fritz became Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee for Managing Growth Pressures. In 2007, Premier Stelmach appointed her as Associate Minister of Affordable Housing and Urban Development. In the 2008 provincial election, Fritz received 57% of the vote. In April 2008, she was sworn in as Minister of the newly created ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Personal life edit
Fritz is married to Lanny. The couple has two grown children. She has been a resident of the Pineridge community in Calgary for more than 33 years.[5]
Election results edit
| 2008 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) | Turnout 27.4% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 4,011 | 57% | |
| Liberal | Ron I. Reinhold | 1,565 | 22% | |
| Wildrose Alliance | Gordon Huth | 605 | 9% | |
| Green | Susan Stratton | 394 | 6% | |
| NDP | Shelina N. Hassanali | 477 | 7% | |
| 2004 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) | Turnout 29.7% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 3,770 | 58% | |
| Liberal | Raleigh Dehaney | 1,453 | 22% | |
| Alberta Alliance | Gordon Huth | 646 | 10% | |
| Green | Ryan Richardson | 271 | 4% | |
| NDP | Jeanie Keebler | 393 | 6% | |
| 2001 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) | Turnout 41.6% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 6,816 | 75% | |
| Liberal | Keith Jones | 1,863 | 20% | |
| NDP | Ramiro Mora | 441 | 5% | |
| 1997 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) | Turnout 40.7% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 5,964 | 67% | |
| Liberal | Keith Jones | 2,456 | 28% | |
| Social Credit | Maurizio Terrigno | 467 | 5% | |
| 1993 Alberta general election results (Calgary-Cross) | Turnout ?% | |||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 6,449 | 60% | |
| Liberal | Keith Hart | 3,567 | 33% | |
| NDP | Vinay Dey | 686 | 6% | |
| Natural Law | Neeraj Varma | 86 | 1% | |
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Cross | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Fritz | 5,357 | 44.65% | -12.17% | ||||
| Wildrose | Happy Mann | 4,557 | 37.98% | 29.40% | ||||
| Liberal | Narita Sherman | 1,220 | 10.17% | -12.07% | ||||
| New Democratic | Reinaldo Contreras | 604 | 5.03% | -1.72% | ||||
| Evergreen | Susan Stratton | 260 | 2.17% | -3.42% | ||||
| Total | 11,998 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 116 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,680 | 43.76% | 16.11% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -13.96% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "06 - Calgary-Cross, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Baronian, Luc; Bedwell, Christopher; Braverman, Doreen; Croft, James; Mainwaring, Scott D.; Purcell, John; Raeside, Rob; Ritzenhein, Mark; Wilkes, Alison (2011). Canadian City Flags: 100 Flags from Abbotsford to Yellowknife. North American Vexillological Association. p. 25.
- ^ "The Women of Calgary City Council: 1980s". Heritage Calgary. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ White, Ryan (4 February 2015). "Long-serving MLA Yvonne Fritz announces retirement". CTV News Calgary. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Fritz's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".
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