Josephine Pon

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Beddington
Josephine Pon
ECA
盤世寶
Alberta Minister of Seniors and Housing
In office
April 30, 2019 June 9, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 10,26949.66+13.95
United Conservative Josephine Pon 9,72647.04-6.07
Alberta Party Wayne Jackson4732.29-5.93
Liberal Zarnab Shahid Zafar2101.02-0.67
Total20,67899.32
Rejected and declined1420.68
Turnout20,82058.28
Eligible voters35,724
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +10.01
Source(s)
2019 Alberta general election : Calgary-Beddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
United Conservative Josephine Pon 11,62553.11-3.74$31,776
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 7,81835.71-0.93$15,589
Alberta Party Carol-Lynn Darch1,7998.22$2,014
Liberal Chandan Tadavalkar3701.69-2.91$1,651
Alberta Independence Tom Grbich1610.74$500
Independent Alexander Dea1170.53$1,101
Total21,89099.53
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined1030.47
Turnout21,99363.12
Eligible voters 34,845
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.41
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta [14] [15] [16]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.
Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney
Cabinet post (1)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors & Housing
April 30, 2019October 11, 2022
Jeremy Nixon

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