Anna Roberts
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{For|the Australian feminist|Mrs A. V. Roberts}}
{{Distinguish|Hannah Roberts (disambiguation){{!}}Hannah Roberts}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Anna Roberts
| caption =
| honorific-suffix = MP
| imagesize = 200px
| image =
| riding1 = King—Vaughan
| parliament1 = Canadian
| term_start1 = September 20, 2021
| predecessor1 = Deb Schulte
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|11}}
| occupation = Politician
| nationality = Canadian
| known_for =
| party = Conservative
| alma_mater =
| residence = King, Ontario
}}
Anna Roberts (born November 11, 1957){{Cite web|last=Broadley|first=Laura|date=September 2, 2021|title=Vote 2021: Get to know King-Vaughan Conservative candidate Anna Roberts|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/10467292-vote-2021-get-to-know-king-vaughan-conservative-candidate-anna-roberts/|url-status=live|access-date=October 1, 2021|website=YorkReigon.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001211838/https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/10467292-vote-2021-get-to-know-king-vaughan-conservative-candidate-anna-roberts/ |archive-date=2021-10-01 }} is a Canadian politician who was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament to represent the riding of King—Vaughan in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/prominent-winners-and-losers-in-the-2021-election-1.5593598 | title=Prominent winners and losers in the 2021 election | work=CTV News | date=September 21, 2021 | access-date=September 21, 2021}}
Personal life
Prior to being elected, Roberts worked for over 30 years in the banking industry. She is the daughter of Italian immigrants.{{Cite web|url=https://annarobertsmp.ca/about/|title = Meet Anna}}
Roberts has spent over 30 years volunteering with local organisations like the Salvation Army, the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, and the King City Lodge Nursing Home.{{Cite web|url=http://kingsentinel.com/?p=11322 |title=Roberts runs for PCs in federal election |date=May 1, 2019|first=Mark |last=Pavilons |publisher=King Weekly Sentinel |access-date=February 2, 2022}}
Politics
=Federal Politics=
Roberts served as a critic in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada, having been named the Conservatives' Shadow Minister for Seniors and Status of Women. https://www.conservative.ca/team/shadow-cabinet/?utm_content=reel2&utm_medium=Pierre4PM&utm_source=ig&utm_campaign=support
During the 2025 Canadian federal election, an Elections Canada worker allegedly encouraged residents to vote for the Conservative Party of Canada outside of an advanced polling station in Roberts' riding. A campaign spokesperson for Roberts said they "no knowledge of nor involvement in any such an event".{{cite web | last=Lavoie | first=Joanna | title=Elections Canada worker will ‘not be present at any office or polling place’ after allegedly urging early electors to vote Conservative in York Region | website=CTVNews | date=2025-04-22 | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/york/article/elections-canada-worker-will-not-be-present-at-any-office-or-polling-place-after-allegedly-urging-early-electors-to-vote-conservative-in-york-region/ | access-date=2025-04-29}}
Electoral results
{{2025 Canadian federal election/King—Vaughan}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|King—Vaughan|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Anna Roberts|22,534|45.1|+1.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Deb Schulte|21,458|42.9|-2.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sandra Lozano|3,234|6.5|-0.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Gilmar Oprisan|2,149|4.3|+3.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Roberta Herod|620|1.2|-2.7}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|49,995}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|385}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|50,380|49.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|102,820}}
{{CANelec/gain|CA|Conservative|Liberal|+2.0}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web |title=Official Voting Results |url=https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e |website=Elections Canada |access-date=October 3, 2021}}}}
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{{2019 Canadian federal election/King—Vaughan}}
References
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External links
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{{Current Members of the Canadian House of Commons}}
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Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Category:Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:Canadian people of Italian descent
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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