Alaina Lockhart MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fundy Royal |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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Preceded by | Rob Moore |
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Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Rick Lockhart |
Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
Profession | Businesswoman |
Alaina Lockhart is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Fundy Royal in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Lockhart attended the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration. She worked in human resources management, and in 2004 founded her own bridal salon business, Lockhart Weddings and Special Occasions.
Her political involvement began with service as a town councilor in Norton from 2004 to 2008. She was the Liberal Party's nominee in Fundy Royal in the 2015 election, and won in a huge upset. She is only the second non-Conservative to represent Fundy Royal in its century-long history, the first being Paul Zed, who served a single term from 1993 to 1997.