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Sharif Haji | |
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| MLA for Edmonton-Decore | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Nielsen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Sharif Haji is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the riding of Edmonton-Decore succeeding outgoing MLA Chris Nielsen. [1] Haji is of Somali descent. [2]
| 2023 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Decore | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sharif Haji | 8,109 | 52.79 | +5.25 | ||||
| United Conservative | Sayid Ahmed | 6,326 | 41.18 | +1.31 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Brent Tyson | 631 | 4.11 | -6.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Slater | 295 | 1.92 | – | ||||
| Total | 15,361 | 99.26 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 114 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,475 | 47.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,898 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.97 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [3] | ||||||||
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