Anne deBlois Smart

Anne deBlois Smart (December 8, 1935^[1] – May 17, 2024)^[2] was a librarian and political figure in Saskatchewan. She represented Saskatoon Centre from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

She came to Saskatoon with her daughter in 1972 to work as a professional librarian at the Saskatoon Public Library. She became politically active and, in 1986, ran in the provincial election as a New Democratic Party candidate for the constituency of Saskatoon Centre serving for five years as its MLA.^[1] She studied at Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning, serving on its Board of Directors at a time when the university was proposing to discontinue its support for the program. She successfully organized support for retaining the program.^[2]

References

1. Flanagan, Kathryn; Miller, Katherine (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
2. Obituary, thestarphoenix.remembering.ca. Accessed February 24, 2025.