Marie Laing
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Marie Laing, Ph.d.
; R.Phsych was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1986 to 1993.
riding of Edmonton-Avonmore for the Alberta New Democrats
. She currently teaches psychiatry at the University of Alberta
in Edmonton. Before her election she had served as the Executive Director of the Edmonton Sexual Assault Centre
Laing was narrowly elected in an upset during the 1986 election
by just 93 votes defeating the PC
incumbent Horst Schmid
. She was part of a sweep of many Edmonton ridings by New Democrats.
As an MLA, she was noted, along with other New Democrats, for introducing feminist causes in the Legislature. She was re-elected in the 1989 Alberta general election
by a wider margin, but was defeated by Gene Zwozdesky
in the 1993 Alberta general election
.
After her time as an MLA, she began teaching and became the Executive Director of the WORTH Centre, which assisted women with addictions. She was published in journals dealing with Family Law
, including her 1999 article For the Sake of the Children: Preventing Reckless New Laws.
Ph.D.
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; R.Phsych was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1986 to 1993.
Political career
Laing represented the now-defunct southeast EdmontonEdmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
riding of Edmonton-Avonmore for the Alberta New Democrats
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
. She currently teaches psychiatry at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
in Edmonton. Before her election she had served as the Executive Director of the Edmonton Sexual Assault Centre
Laing was narrowly elected in an upset during the 1986 election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
by just 93 votes defeating the PC
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
incumbent Horst Schmid
Horst Schmid
Horst Adolph Louis Charles Schmid is a former provincial level politician, miner, accountant and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative party from 1971 to 1986...
. She was part of a sweep of many Edmonton ridings by New Democrats.
As an MLA, she was noted, along with other New Democrats, for introducing feminist causes in the Legislature. She was re-elected in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
by a wider margin, but was defeated by Gene Zwozdesky
Gene Zwozdesky
Gene Zwozdesky is a politician and current cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.Zwozdeksy, was born in Saskatchewan but came to Alberta at the age of two. He lived in Grand Centre, Hinton and Sangudo before moving to Edmonton, where he has lived in 1963 and where he obtain bachelor's degrees in...
in the 1993 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
.
After her time as an MLA, she began teaching and became the Executive Director of the WORTH Centre, which assisted women with addictions. She was published in journals dealing with Family Law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, including her 1999 article For the Sake of the Children: Preventing Reckless New Laws.