Heather McPherson (politician)
Heather McPherson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1972[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Education | University of Alberta |
Heather McPherson MP (born May 9, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Strathcona in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] She previously served as executive director of the Alberta Council on Global Co-operation and has been part of a Canadian delegation to the United Nations.[3][4]
McPherson is the daughter of Duke and Marilyn McPherson and was born and raised in Edmonton. She attended the University of Alberta where she earned an undergraduate and master's degree in education.[4][5] McPherson became the candidate for Edmonton Strathcona after incumbent Linda Duncan announced her intentions to retire. Straying from the party leadership's position, she supported the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.[6] After the 2019 election, she is the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta.[7]
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Heather McPherson | 26,823 | 47.27 | +3.30 | $91,753.90 | |||
| Conservative | Sam Lilly | 21,035 | 37.07 | +5.79 | $88,211.43 | |||
| Liberal | Eleanor Olszewski | 6,592 | 11.62 | -9.11 | $91,354.39 | |||
| Green | Michael Kalmanovitch | 1,152 | 2.03 | -0.27 | $8,919.41 | |||
| People's | Ian Cameron | 941 | 1.66 | - | none listed | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 125 | 0.22 | - | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dougal MacDonald | 77 | 0.14 | -0.03 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,745 | 99.56 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 250 | 0.44 | +0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,995 | 72.26 | +1.27 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,876 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -1.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Births". The Edmonton Journal. May 12, 1972. p. 30.
- ^ "Canada election results: Edmonton Strathcona". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Junker, Anna; Wyton, Moira (October 21, 2019). "Election 2019: Heather McPherson wins to continue progressive legacy in Edmonton Strathcona". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal Election 2019 Meet the Candidates: NDP Heather McPherson". The Gateway. October 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Video: Meet your NDP candidate for Edmonton Strathcona". New Democratic Party. September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Junker, Anna; Wyton, Moira (October 22, 2019). "Alberta's lone holdout; NDP candidate Heather McPherson takes Edmonton Strathcona". Edmonton Journal. p. A4.
- ^ Toy, Adam (October 22, 2019). "Edmonton Strathcona becomes the only non-Conservative seat in Alberta after voting in NDP Heather McPherson". Global News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2021.