# Danielle Larivee

Danielle Marie Larivee ECA (born May 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake. She defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Pearl Calahasen, who had served the district since 1989 and was the longest serving incumbent. She is a public health nurse. In 2019 Larivee ran as a candidate in the Alberta election for Lesser Slave Lake and lost to Pat Rehn who belonged to the United Conservative Party (UCP).
Larivee was named to the cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Minister in Charge of Service Alberta on October 22, 2015. On January 19, 2017, Larivee was named Minister of the new Ministry of Child Services, a portfolio previously held by Irfan Sabir. Sabir was retained as the Minister for Community and Social Services. Shaye Anderson was named as the new Minister of Municipal Affairs, filling the vacancy created by Larivee's new appointment. On June 18, 2018, Alberta premier at the time Rachel Notley introduced Larivee role as the Children's Services Minister as well as the minister for the status of women
Larivee subsequently lost her bid at re-election in 2019 to UCP candidate Pat Rehn. Following this, she was elected as the First Vice-President of the United Nurses of Alberta in the fall of 2019.
She was the NDP candidate for Lesser Slave Lake for the NDP in the 2023 Alberta general election, but finished in second place.

## Electoral history
### 2023 general election

vte2023 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Scott Sinclair | 5,171 | 65.04 | +7.35 |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Larivee | 2,636 | 33.15 | -2.95 |
| | Solidarity Movement | Bert Seatter | 144 | 1.81 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,951 | 99.36 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 51 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,002 | 49.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,322 |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.15 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Pat Rehn | 5,873 | 57.59 | +0.62 |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Larivee | 3,676 | 36.11 | -6.83 |
| | Alberta Party | Vincent Rain | 381 | 3.74 | – |
| | Alberta Independence | Suzette Powder | 251 | 2.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,181 | 99.43 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 58 | 0.57 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,239 | 63.38 | – |
| Eligible electors | Eligible electors | Eligible electors | 16,164 | – |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +3.72 |
| Source(s) Source: "70 - Lesser Slave Lake 2019 General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 3, 2020. |||||||

### 2015 general election

vte2015 Alberta general election: Lesser Slave Lake :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Larivee | 3,915 | 43.23% | +37.32% |
| | Wildrose | Darryl Boisson | 3,198 | 35.31% | -4.11% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pearl Calahasen | 1,944 | 21.46% | -27.25% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,057 | 100.00% |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 50 |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 20,277 | 44.91% | +6.07% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +32.29% |
| Source(s) "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30. |||||||