Heather Sweet
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Manning
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byPeter Sandhu
Personal details
Born (1981-08-23) August 23, 1981
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationSocial worker

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.[1]

Personal life

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]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHeather Sweet10,54759.76+9.68
United ConservativeAlbert Mazzocca6,76938.35+0.12
GreenDerek Thompson3331.89+0.84
Total 17,64999.26–
Rejected and declined 1310.74
Turnout 17,78050.94
Eligible voters 34,902
New Democratic hold Swing +4.78
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3]

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHeather Sweet9,78250.08-21.55
United ConservativeHarry Grewal7,46838.23+14.34
Alberta PartyManwar Khan1,6928.66
 Alberta AdvantageAdam Cory
212
1.09
GreenChris Vallee2041.04
 IndependenceTerris Kolybaba
176
0.90
Total valid votes 19,53499.44
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1100.56
Turnout 19,64459.86
Eligible voters 32,815
New Democratic hold Swing -17.94
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Manning". Retrieved May 1, 2019.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Manning
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHeather Sweet12,37671.84+47.20
Progressive ConservativeGurcharan Garcha2,59915.09-24.64
WildroseAtiq Rehman1,4758.56-16.29
LiberalAdam Mounzer7764.50-3.43
Total valid votes 17,226
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 670
Registered electors / turnout 34,66451.63+3.66
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +35.92
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Manning". Retrieved July 16, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Riding results: Edmonton-Manning". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18.
  2. 1 2 Sweet, Heather. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. ↑ "35 - Edmonton-Manning". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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