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.[3][4]
Heather McPherson | |
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| 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, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
McPherson 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] In the 43rd Canadian Parliament, which lasted from 2019 until the 2021 Canadian federal election was called, she was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta.[7] She was re-elected in 2021, and was appointed the NDP critic for Foreign Affairs in the 44th Canadian Parliament.[8]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Heather McPherson | 31,690 | 60.31 | +13.04 | $84,080.08 | |||
| Conservative | Tunde Obasan | 13,310 | 25.33 | -11.74 | $96,778.74 | |||
| Liberal | Hibo Mohamed | 3,948 | 7.51 | -4.11 | $22,672.65 | |||
| People's | Wes Janke | 2,366 | 4.50 | +2.84 | $4,252.77 | |||
| Green | Kelly Green | 634 | 1.21 | -0.82 | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Malcolm Stinson | 275 | 0.52 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,223 | 99.40 | -0.16 | $108,879.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 317 | 0.60 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,540 | 69.37 | -2.89 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,736 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +12.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona | ||||||||
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| 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[10][11] | ||||||||