Evan Woolley

Evan Woolley is a municipal politician who currently serves as Councillor of Ward 8 in Calgary, Alberta. He was first elected in 2013, becoming the city's youngest councillor.[1]

Evan Woolley
City of Calgary Councillor
Assumed office
October 21, 2013
Preceded byJohn Mar
ConstituencyWard 8
Personal details
BornCalgary
Spouse(s)Andrea Wettstein
ResidenceCalgary
Alma materCarleton University
WebsiteOfficial Website
Official Facebook
Official Twitter

Career before politics

Prior to being elected in 2007, Woolley served as Community Relations Advisor in the Office of Sustainability and as the Program Coordinator for Public Art for the City of Calgary, and as Communications and Media Relations Advisor for Enerplus.

[2] Woolley also spent four years on the board of the Cliff-Bungalow-Mission Community Association.[3]

Electoral record

2013 municipal election

Woolley won his seat for Ward 8 in the 2013 election by capturing 51% of the votes, defeating two-term incumbent John Mar, who took 43%.[4]

2017 municipal election

Woolley was re-elected in October 2017. At 58% of votes received, he was one of only three Councillors to receive a majority.

References
  1. Blackwell, Roxanne (March 3, 2014). "Calgary's youngest city councillor settles in". The Calgary Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. "Evan Woolley". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. "Evan Woolley". Vote Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. "Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results". City of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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