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 and 2023.[1] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Agriculture and Forestry as well as for Rural Economic Development. She also serves as the Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition.
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 |
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| Born | (1981-08-23) August 23, 1981 (age 42) |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Social worker |
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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]
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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]
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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.
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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.
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