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The Honourable
Tracy Allard
Tracy Allard MLA 2019.jpg
Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office
August 25, 2020 – January 4, 2021
Premier Jason Kenney
Preceded by Kaycee Madu
Succeeded by Ric McIver
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie
In office
April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023
Preceded by Riding re-established
Succeeded by Nolan Dyck
Personal details
Born 1970/1971 (age 53–54)
Political party United Conservative Party
Residences Grande Prairie, Alberta
Alma mater University of British Columbia (BComm)

Tracy Allard (born 1971) is a Canadian politician who represented Grande Prairie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2019 to 2023. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP), she was minister of municipal affairs from August 2020 to January 2021.

Early life

Tracy Allard attended the University of British Columbia completing a Bachelor of Commerce and a certificate in disability management. She and her husband Serge own and operate two Tim Hortons franchises, located in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Political career

Allard was selected as the United Conservative candidate in Grande Prairie. She won the seat 2019 Alberta general election, with the UCP also forming government.

In November 2019, Allard was appointed as chairwoman of the Northern Alberta Development Council.

In March 2020, Allard was one of seven people named to a panel of Joint Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls which will work on recommendations for Alberta's action plan regarding the issue.

Allard was appointed as Minister of Municipal Affairs on August 25, 2020, and the former Minister Kaycee Madu was appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

On October 21, 2020, Allard tested positive for COVID-19.

Electoral history

Alberta general election, 2019: Grande Prairie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UCP Tracy Allard 12,713 63.02% 8.21%
New Democratic Todd Russell 4,361 21.62% -12.62%
Alberta Party Grant Berg 2,516 12.47% 4.14%
Freedom Conservative Bernard Hancock 392 1.94%
Alberta Independence Ray Robertson 126 0.62%
Independent Rony Rajput 66 0.33%
Total 20,174
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 217
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,775 64.17%
UCP notional hold Swing +10.03%
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