Heather Sweet (politician)
Heather Dawn Sweet (born August 23, 1981) is a Canadian politician who serves as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the riding of Edmonton-Manning. She was elected in the 2015 Alberta election as a member of the New Democratic Party, and she was re-elected in 2019.[1]
Heather Sweet | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Manning | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Sandhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1981 |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Social worker |
Personal life
Before entering politics Sweet worked as a registered social worker for more than 10 years, with one year working with the Métis Child and Family Services Society.[2] Sweet worked in child protection services focusing on high-risk youth from 2005 to 2015.[2]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Sweet | 9,782 | 50.08% | -21.76% | ||||
| United Conservative | Harry Grewal | 7,468 | 38.23% | +14.58% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Manwar Khan | 1,692 | 8.66% | |||||
| Alberta Advantage | Adam Cory | 212 | 1.09% | |||||
| Green | Chris Vallee | 204 | 1.04% | |||||
| Independence | Terris Kolybaba | 176 | 0.90% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,534 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 110 | |||||||
| Registered electors and turnout | 32,279 | 60.7% | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | % | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Manning". Retrieved May 1, 2019. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Sweet | 12,376 | 71.84 | +47.20 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gurcharan Garcha | 2,599 | 15.09 | -24.64 | ||||
| Wildrose | Atiq Rehman | 1,475 | 8.56 | -16.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Adam Mounzer | 776 | 4.50 | -3.43 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,226 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 670 | |||||||
| Registered electors / Turnout | 34,664 | 51.63 | +3.66 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +35.92 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Manning". Retrieved July 16, 2018. | ||||||||
References
- https://edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Edmonton+Manning/11005594/story.html
- Sweet, Heather. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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