Alaina Lockhart

Alaina Lockhart MP (born May 26, 1974) is a Canadian Liberal politician who represented the riding of Fundy Royal in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019.

[2] In 2004, she founded her own bridal salon business, Lockhart Weddings and Special Occasions located in Sussex, New Brunswick.

[9] 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.

Lockhart elaborated on the sexism faced from reporters in a 2019 interview with Chatelaine (magazine):“I understand how I was a bit of a novelty being the first woman ever elected in Fundy Royal, but I am guessing no one ever asked my predecessors who would care for their children when they went to Ottawa.”[13]In March 2019 on International Women's Day, Lockhart participated in a roundtable hosted by the Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) in Kelowna, BC.

[17] During the campaign, Lockhart was commended by Justin Trudeau as being a hard-working, connected member of her community with a passion for growing business and tourism.

[18] Following her defeat in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, Lockhart took to Twitter to congratulate Rob Moore, and thank the voting district for allowing her the opportunity to serve.

[19] Despite the defeat, Lockhart takes great pride in making history as the first woman to represent the region at the federal level.

[24] Following the creation of the 2019 Federal Tourism Growth Strategy, Lockhart has expressed her excitement in saying:"I look forward to seeing how it will impact the province by increasing visitors, strengthening our communities and growing the economy.

[25] The federal government invested $6.6 million, announced Lockhart, to upgrade many aspects of Fundy National Park, including supporting the restoration of Atlantic salmon.

Fundy Royal Electoral District
Fundy National Park, which received many upgrades due to Lockhart's work