Heather McPherson (politician)

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2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Heather McPherson
MP
Heather McPherson at convention 2023.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Strathcona
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Heather McPherson 31,69060.31+13.04$84,080.08
Conservative Tunde Obasan13,31025.33-11.74$96,778.74
Liberal Hibo Mohamed3,9487.51-4.11$22,672.65
People's Wes Janke2,3664.50+2.84$4,252.77
Green Kelly Green6341.21-0.82$0.00
Libertarian Malcolm Stinson2750.52-none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit52,22399.40-0.16$108,879.96
Total rejected ballots3170.60+0.16
Turnout52,54069.37-2.89
Eligible voters75,736
New Democratic hold Swing +12.39
Source: Elections Canada [9]
2019 Canadian federal election : Edmonton Strathcona
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Heather McPherson 26,82347.27+3.30$91,753.90
Conservative Sam Lilly21,03537.07+5.79$88,211.43
Liberal Eleanor Olszewski6,59211.62-9.11$91,354.39
Green Michael Kalmanovitch1,1522.03-0.27$8,919.41
People's Ian Cameron9411.66-none listed
Communist Naomi Rankin 1250.22-none listed
Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald770.14-0.03none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit56,74599.56
Total rejected ballots2500.44+0.05
Turnout56,99572.26+1.27
Eligible voters78,876
New Democratic hold Swing -1.24
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11]

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