Tracy Allard

Tracy Allard (born 1971) is a Canadian politician who is currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, serving in that role since 2019. Allard was first elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Grande Prairie in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2]

Tracy Allard MLA
Minister of Municipal Affairs of Alberta
In office August 25, 2020 – January 4, 2021
Premier	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Kaycee Madu
Succeeded by	Ric McIver
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Re-Established
Personal details
Born	1970/1971 (age 49–50)[1]
Political party	United Conservative Party
Residence	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Alma mater	University of British Columbia (BComm)

Early life

Tracy Allard attended the University of British Columbia completing a Bachelor of Commerce and a certificate in disability management. She and her husband Serge own and operate two Tim Horton's franchises, located in Grande Prairie, Alberta.[3]

Political career

Allard was selected as the United Conservative candidate in Grande Prairie. She was one of the many new MLAs elected in the 2019 Alberta general election, in the UCP victory led by Jason Kenney.

In November 2019, Allard was appointed as chairwoman of the Northern Alberta Development Council.[4]

In March 2020, Allard was one of seven people named to a panel of Joint Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls which will work on recommendations for Alberta's action plan regarding the issue.[5]

Allard was appointed as Minister of Municipal Affairs on August 25, 2020, and the former Minister Kaycee Madu was appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.[6]

On October 21, 2020, Allard tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.[7] In December 2020, Allard took a family vacation to Hawaii despite federal and provincial government advice to avoid non-essential travel and the border between Canada and the United States being closed.[8] On January 4, 2021, Allard resigned as Minister of Municipal Affairs over the matter.[9]

Electoral history

2019 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Tracy Allard	12,713	63.02%	8.21%
	New Democratic	Todd Russell	4,361	21.62%	-12.62%
	Alberta Party	Grant Berg	2,516	12.47%	4.14%
	Freedom Conservative	Bernard Hancock	392	1.94%	–
	Alberta Independence	Ray Robertson	126	0.62%	–
	Independent	Rony Rajput	66	0.33%	–
Total			20,174	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			217	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			31,775	64.17%	–
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		+10.03%
Source(s) Source: "63 - Grande Prairie, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References

1. Nicole Bergot Updated: April 15, 2019. "Riding profile: Grande Prairie". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
2. "Tracy Allard projected to win Grande Prairie riding". My Grande Prairie Now. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
3. "About Tracy". ucpcaucus.ca. United Conservative Party. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
4. Keller, Emily. "Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard appointed chair of the Northern Alberta Development Council". EverythingGP | Grande Prairie, Peace Region | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
5. Galbraith, Curtis. "Allard named to provincial MMIWG panel". EverythingGP | Grande Prairie, Peace Region | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
6. Penner, Shaun. "Tracy Allard appointed Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs". EverythingGP | Grande Prairie, Peace Region | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
7. Johnson, Lisa (October 22, 2020). "Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard test positive for COVID-19; Premier Jason Kenney and others self-isolating". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
8. Johnston, Janice; von Scheel, Elise (December 31, 2020). "Alberta municipal affairs minister took Hawaii vacation, sources say". CBC News. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
9. Bellefontaine, Michelle (January 4, 2021). "Alberta cabinet minister, premier's chief of staff resign over holiday travel, other MLAs demoted". CBC News. Retrieved January 4, 2021.