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(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Social worker |
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]
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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
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Sweet | 10,547 | 59.76 | +9.68 | ||||
| United Conservative | Albert Mazzocca | 6,769 | 38.35 | +0.12 | ||||
| Green | Derek Thompson | 333 | 1.89 | +0.84 | ||||
| Total | 17,649 | 99.26 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 131 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,780 | 50.94 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,902 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +4.78 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3] | ||||||||
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Heather Sweet | 9,782 | 50.08 | -21.55 | ||||
| United Conservative | Harry Grewal | 7,468 | 38.23 | +14.34 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Manwar Khan | 1,692 | 8.66 | |||||
| Alberta Advantage | Adam Cory | 212 |
1.09 |
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| Green | Chris Vallee | 204 | 1.04 | |||||
| Independence | Terris Kolybaba | 176 |
0.90 |
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| Total valid votes | 19,534 | 99.44 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 110 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,644 | 59.86 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,815 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -17.94 | ||||||
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
- ^ "Riding results: Edmonton-Manning". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18.
- ^ a b Sweet, Heather. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- ^ "35 - Edmonton-Manning". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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