Jackie Lovely

Jackie Lovely (born 1964/1965) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Camrose in the 30th Alberta Legislature. She is a member of the United Conservative Party.

Earlier Life Prior to serving in the Legislative Assembly, Jackie Lovely was employed with the Good Samaritan Society, a charitable organization which provides care services and programs to aging populations. Lovely also worked in property management, real estate company and project coordination. Additionally, Lovely has served as an English as a Second Language instructor as well as vice president for both the Camrose Chamber of Commerce and Leduc Chamber of Commerce. She is also a Rotarian.

Lovely holds an MBA from Cape Breton University, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and a diploma in hotel and restaurant administration from Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

Political career Lovely started her political career as a candidate for the Wildrose Party, and ran unsuccessfully in 2012 and 2015 in the riding of Edmonton-Ellerslie. Following the amalgamation of the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservative parties, Lovely won her seat in the 2019 Alberta General Election, this time to represent Camrose as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the newly formed United Conservative Party (UCP) Government Caucus.

In April 2021, she proposed Bill 216, the Fire Prevention and Fire Services Recognition Act, aimed at creating a Fire Services Recognition Day within Fire Prevention Week.

On November 23, 2021, Lovely was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, a position which she held until October 23, 2022.

Essay contest controversy The Her Vision Inspires essay contest was announced in February 2022 and was a partnership between the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Canadian Region. Young women between the ages of 17 and 25 were asked to describe their "unique vision for Alberta," and what they would do if elected to be an MLA.

Lovely and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk were counted among the judges for the contest. On August 8, 2022, NDP MLA Janis Irwin brought attention to an essay awarded third place in the contest due to its controversial subject matter. Lovely apologized for her part in judging the essay in the contest.

2023 General Election

Jackie Lovely was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election.

Recall Petition A recall petition against Lovely was approved by Elections Alberta on November 14, 2025. Signature collection runs from November 26, 2025 to February 23, 2026, requiring 12,391 signatures.

Electoral history 2012 general election

2015 general election

2019 general election

2023 general election