Eleanor Maroes

Maroes ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 Canadian federal election as a Reform candidate in the riding of Edmonton Southeast. She was defeated by incumbent David Kilgour, finishing a close second out of the field of five candidates.^[2]

Maroes would become involved in provincial politics with the Alberta Alliance Party when it was formed in 2002. She held a number of executive positions in the party and contested as a candidate in the 2004 Alberta general election as a candidate in the provincial electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie. She was defeated finishing fourth out of fifth in the open race losing to Liberal candidate Bharat Agnihotri.^[3]

After the election, Randy Thorsteinson resigned as leader and Maroes who was serving on the executive was appointed to manage the party until a leadership convention was held. She led the party under a very fractious leadership race until Paul Hinman was chosen as leader on November 19, 2005.