Heather Sweet (politician)
| Heather Sweet | |
|---|---|
 Sweet in 2015 | |
| MLA for Edmonton-Manning | |
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Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Sandhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981/1982 (age 33–34) |
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Heather Sweet | 12,376 | 71.5% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gurcharan Garcha | 2,599 | 15.00% | |||||
| Wildrose | Ian Crawford | 1,475 | 8.5% | |||||
| Liberal | Adam Mounzer | 776 | 4.5% | |||||
| Total | 17,318 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +46.5% | ||||||
References
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