Heather Sweet (politician)
| Heather Sweet MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Manning | |
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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 |
Heather Dawn Sweet (born 1981 or 1982) 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 elected with 71.5% of the popular vote.[1]
Prior to being elected, Sweet was a registered social worker active with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.[2]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015: 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 | ||||||
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