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Nagwan Al-Guneid | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Whitney Issik |
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| Born | 1984or1985(age 39–40) [1] Taiz,Yemen [2] |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
Nagwan Al-Guneid (born 1984/1985) is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.
Al-Guneid graduated from the University of Calgary with an undergraduate degree in communications and a master's degree in sustainable development. [3]
She has spent much of her career working in the energy industry sector,like many Albertans starting in the oil and gas sector. [4] Immediately prior to her election,Al-Guneid served as the director of the Business Renewables Centre Canada. Al-Guneid was also appointed to the City of Calgary's biodiversity advisory committee by Calgary City Council,where she counselled the government between 2016 and 2019. [1] In 2022,Calgary's Avenue magazine named her part of their Top 40 Under 40 2022. [5]
After the 2023 Alberta general election,she was elected the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore. She defeated incumbent United Conservative Party MLA Whitney Issik. [6] As of June 21,2024,she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Energy and Minerals. [7]
Al-Guneid speaks English,French,and Arabic. [8] She is a wife and mother to two young sons. [4]
| 2023 Alberta general election : Calgary-Glenmore | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nagwan Al-Guneid | 12,681 | 49.26 | +17.25 | ||||
| United Conservative | Whitney Issik | 12,639 | 49.10 | -6.54 | ||||
| Green | Steven Maffioli | 423 | 1.64 | +0.46 | ||||
| Total | 25,743 | 99.00 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 260 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,003 | 70.17 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 37,058 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +11.90 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [9] | ||||||||
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