Betty Paschen
Elizabeth Emily Paschen (February 26, 1927 - March 14, 2019)[1] was a Canadian environmentalist and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as Leader of the Alberta Greens from its founding in 1990 to 1996.
Political career
[edit]Paschen became leader of the Alberta Greens after founder Norman Conrad moved out of the province.[2] She first ran for provincial office in a by-election held in the Edmonton-Strathcona electoral district on October 18, 1990. Paschen received 4.54% of the vote and finished fifth out of sixth place, losing to Barrie Chivers a candidate for the New Democrats. She finished ahead of Social Credit leader Robert Alford.[3]
Paschen lead the party into the 1993 Alberta general election. The party did not make much of an impact as it only fielded a slate of 11 candidates winning 0.20% of the popular vote and finishing second last over all. Paschen ran for a second time in Edmonton-Strathcona. Her popular vote was cut in half from the by-election and she only took 1.5% of the popular vote.[4]
After retiring from provincial politics, Paschen moved to Ontario and became a wind farm operator.[2]
Paschen died on March 14, 2019.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elizabeth Emily PASCHEN Obituary (1927 - 2019) The Globe and Mail". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ a b "Appreciation". Alberta Greens. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Edmonton-Strathcona By-election official results". Elections Alberta. October 18, 1990. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Edmonton-Strathcona results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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