Heather McPherson (politician)

Heather McPherson MP (born May 9, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Strathcona in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[2] She previously served as executive director of the Alberta Council on Global Co-operation.^[3][4]

Heather McPherson MP
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Linda Duncan
Personal details
Born	(1972-05-09) May 9, 1972 (age 52)[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	University of Alberta

McPherson attended the University of Alberta where she earned an undergraduate and master's degree in education.^[4][5] McPherson became the candidate for Edmonton Strathcona after incumbent Linda Duncan announced her intentions to retire. Straying from the party leadership's position, she supported the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.^[6] In the 43rd Canadian Parliament, which lasted from 2019 until the 2021 Canadian federal election was called, she was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta.^[7] She was re-elected in 2021, and was appointed the NDP critic for Foreign Affairs in the 44th Canadian Parliament.^[8]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Heather McPherson	31,690	60.31	+13.04	$84,080.08
	Conservative	Tunde Obasan	13,310	25.33	-11.74	$96,778.74
	Liberal	Hibo Mohamed	3,948	7.51	-4.11	$22,672.65
	People's	Wes Janke	2,366	4.50	+2.84	$4,252.77
	Green	Kelly Green	634	1.21	-0.82	$0.00
	Libertarian	Malcolm Stinson	275	0.52	-	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,223	99.40	-0.16	$108,879.96
Total rejected ballots			317	0.60	+0.16
Turnout			52,540	69.37	-2.89
Eligible voters			75,736
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+12.39
Source: Elections Canada[9]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Heather McPherson	26,823	47.27	+3.30	$91,753.90
	Conservative	Sam Lilly	21,035	37.07	+5.79	$88,211.43
	Liberal	Eleanor Olszewski	6,592	11.62	-9.11	$91,354.39
	Green	Michael Kalmanovitch	1,152	2.03	-0.27	$8,919.41
	People's	Ian Cameron	941	1.66	-	none listed
	Communist	Naomi Rankin	125	0.22	-	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Dougal MacDonald	77	0.14	-0.03	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			56,745	99.56
Total rejected ballots			250	0.44	+0.05
Turnout			56,995	72.26	+1.27
Eligible voters			78,876
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-1.24
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

References

1. "Births". The Edmonton Journal. May 12, 1972. p. 30.
2. "Canada election results: Edmonton Strathcona". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
3. Junker, Anna; Wyton, Moira (October 21, 2019). "Election 2019: Heather McPherson wins to continue progressive legacy in Edmonton Strathcona". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. "Federal Election 2019 Meet the Candidates: NDP Heather McPherson". The Gateway. October 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
5. "Video: Meet your NDP candidate for Edmonton Strathcona". New Democratic Party. September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
6. Junker, Anna; Wyton, Moira (October 22, 2019). "Alberta's lone holdout; NDP candidate Heather McPherson takes Edmonton Strathcona". Edmonton Journal. p. A4.
7. Toy, Adam (October 22, 2019). "Edmonton Strathcona becomes the only non-Conservative seat in Alberta after voting in NDP Heather McPherson". Global News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
8. "NDP announces new critic roles for caucus". Canada's NDP. October 29, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
9. "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
11. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

External links

• Heather McPherson (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography