Janis Irwin

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Janis Irwin
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Kerry Diotte 19,15739.96–12.55$93,048.30
New Democratic Janis Irwin 16,30934.02–3.45$150,799.22
Liberal Brian Gold10,39721.69+15.11$14,575.14
Green Heather Workman1,1292.35–1.08$1,404.61
Libertarian Maryna Goncharenko4150.87$150.44
Marijuana Linda Northcott2790.58
Rhinoceros Bun Bun Thompson1440.30
Marxist–Leninist Mary Joyce1120.23
Total valid votes/expense limit47,94299.40 $214,842.90
Total rejected ballots2890.60
Turnout48,23159.35
Eligible voters81,265
Conservative hold Swing –4.55
Source: Elections Canada [17] [18]

2019 general election [19]

2019 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Janis Irwin 9,99863.45%-14.66%
United Conservative Leila Houle4,01525.48%6.92%
Alberta Party Tish Prouse1,0576.71%
Green Taz Bouchier2431.54%
Alberta Independence Joe Hankins2261.43%
Alberta Advantage Chris Poplatek1160.74%
Communist Alex S. Boykowich1030.65%
Total15,758
Rejected, spoiled and declined70888
Eligible electors / turnout30,59651.76%8.12%
New Democratic hold Swing -14.06%
Source(s)
Source: "34 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 132–135. ISBN   978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Janis Irwin 9,49171.46+8.01
United Conservative Nick Kalynchuk3,35025.22-0.26
Green Kristine Kowalchuk3392.55+1.01
Communist Naomi Rankin 1020.77+0.11
Total13,28299.01
Rejected and declined1330.99
Turnout13,41545.22
Eligible voters29,665
New Democratic hold Swing +4.13
Source(s)

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