| Karen McPherson | |
| Smallimage: | Karen McPherson 2015.jpg |
| Caption: | McPherson in May 2015 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Residence: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill |
| Predecessor: | Neil Brown |
| Term Start: | May 5, 2015 |
| Term End: | March 19, 2019 |
| Successor: | district abolished |
| Party: | Alberta Party (2017-present) |
| Otherparty: | New Democratic (2015–2017) |
| Occupation: | Business Analyst/Entrepreneur |
Karen Margaret McPherson (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill with a plurality of votes under the first-past-the-post system.[1] [2] On October 4, 2017, McPherson announced she was leaving the NDP to sit as an Independent.[3] Weeks later, she announced that she was joining the caucus of the Alberta Party, becoming its second MLA.[4]
In March 2019 she announced that she would not seek re-election. She was succeeded by United Conservative Josephine Pon; the Alberta Party candidate took less than 9% of the votes.
Bill 2, An Act to Remove Barriers for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence, was introduced by NDP MLA Kathleen Ganley on March 7, 2017. If passed, Bill 2 would allow survivors of sexual assault and sexual misconduct who wish to sure their attackers to file civil claims at any point, removing the standard two-year deadline for civil actions.[5] [6]
In April 2017, during the Second Reading of Bill 2, Karen McPherson spoke publicly about her experience with sexual violence and spoke in support of Bill 2.[7] This was the first time MLA McPherson spoke publicly about her lived experience with sexual violence.[8]