Lori Sigurdson

Lori Sigurdson
Sigurdson in May 2015
MLA for Edmonton-Riverview
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2015
Preceded by	Steve Young
Minister of Seniors and Housing for the Alberta government
In office 24 May 2015 – 2 February 2016
Preceded by	Thomas Lukaszuk
Succeeded by	Marlin Schmidt (NDP)
Minister of Seniors and Housing for the Alberta government
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 February 2016
Personal details
Born	1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Alberta (BA) University of Calgary (BA, MA)
Occupation	Social Worker, University Instructor, Politician

Lori Dawn Sigurdson (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Riverview. She is currently Minister of Seniors and Housing in the Alberta Cabinet.

Sigurdson holds a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary and has worked as an instructor both at University of Calgary and MacEwan University.

Electoral history

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Young	7,288	39.59	+4.56
	Liberal	Arif Khan	4,202	22.83	-27.78
	New Democratic	Lori Sigurdson	3,892	21.14	+12.44
	Wildrose	John Corie	2,721	14.78	+12.55
	Alberta Party	Timothy Wong	306	1.66
Total valid votes			18,409
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			203
Registered electors			28,975
Turnout			18,612	64.23	+16.70
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+16.17
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Lori Sigurdson	12,108	62.78	+41.64
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Young	3,732	19.35	-20.24
	Liberal	Donna Wilson	1,416	7.34	-15.49
	Wildrose	Ian Crawford	1,350	7.00	-7.78
	Alberta Party	Brandon Beringer	487	2.53	+0.87
	Green	Sandra Lange	135	0.70
	Independent	Glenn Miller	59	0.31
Total valid votes			19,287
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			128
Registered electors			31,416
Turnout			19,415	61.80	-2.43
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+30.94
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14.