Mary Anne Balsillie

Mary Anne Balsillie

Mary Anne Balsillie was a former politician from Alberta, Canada.

In 1977, Mary Anne Balsillie was elected to the Municipal Council for the Town of Morinville. She served as a Town Councillor until 1992, when she defeated long-time Mayor Ross Quinn. She served as Mayor until 1996. Balisillie worked for the Alberta Home and School Association, and became part of a committee to help create Bill 41 School Amendment Act, introduced in the Alberta legislature in 1992 during the 22nd Legislature 4th Session. The bill was designed to help increase rights for francophone parents and students. The bill died in committee and did not receive Royal Assent. Following Redwater MLA Nicholas Taylor's appointment to the Senate in 1996, Balsillie ran in the by-election for the Alberta Liberals. She again defeated Ross Quinn, who represented the Progressive Conservatives, by 98 votes.

As a member of the Official Opposition she served as a member of the Law and Regulations Committee. In the 1997 Alberta general election she was defeated by Progressive Conservative Dave Broda by 316 votes. In 2001, Balsille was elected as a representative to the Aspen Regional Health Authority.

Balsillie is currently the Executive Director for the St. Albert Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society in St. Albert

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Nicholas Taylor
MLA Redwater
1996–1997
Succeeded by
Dave Broda

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