Evan Woolley Explained
| Evan Woolley |
| Birth Place: | Calgary |
| Residence: | Calgary |
| Office: | City of Calgary Councillor |
| Constituency: | Ward 8 |
| Term Start: | October 21, 2013 |
| Term End: | October 25, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | John Mar |
| Successor: | Courtney Walcott |
| Alma Mater: | Carleton University |
| Spouse: | Andrea Wettstein |
| Website: | http://www.evan-woolley.ca/ |
Evan Woolley is a municipal politician who served as councillor of Ward 8 in Calgary, Alberta. He was first elected in 2013, becoming the city's youngest councillor.[1]
Career before politics
Prior to being elected in 2007, Woolley served as Community Relations Advisor in the Office of Sustainability and as the Program Coordinator for Public Art for the City of Calgary, and as Communications and Media Relations Advisor for Enerplus.
[2] Woolley also spent four years on the board of the Cliff-Bungalow-Mission Community Association.[3]
Electoral record
2013 municipal election
Woolley won his seat for Ward 8 in the 2013 election by capturing 51% of the votes, defeating two-term incumbent John Mar, who took 43%.[4]
2017 municipal election
Woolley was re-elected in October 2017. At 58% of votes received, he was one of only three Councillors to receive a majority.
2021 municipal election
On January 22, 2021, Woolley announced that he would not run in the 2021 election.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Calgary's youngest city councillor settles in. March 3, 2014. September 30, 2015. The Calgary Journal. Blackwell. Roxanne. March 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180307232630/http://www.calgaryjournal.ca/index.php/city-hall/2134-evan-woolley. dead.
- Web site: Evan Woolley. September 30, 2015. LinkedIn. November 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141117173809/http://www.linkedin.com/pub/evan-woolley/2a/9a0/bb6. live.
- Web site: Evan Woolley. September 30, 2015. Vote Calgary. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602230514/http://votecalgary.ca/ward/evan-woolley/. live.
- Web site: Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results. City of Calgary. September 30, 2015. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195257/http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Scripts/Elections2013/2013-General-Election-Results.htm. dead.
- Web site: Calgary councillor Evan Woolley not seeking re-election in Ward 8 - Calgary Globalnews.ca. 2021-07-29. Global News. en-US. 2024-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602230348/https://globalnews.ca/news/7593058/evan-woolley-not-running-2021-calgary-election/. live.
