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.