Lori Sigurdson
Lori Sigurdson | |
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Sigurdson in May 2015 | |
MLA for Edmonton-Riverview | |
Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Steve Young |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960/1961 (age 54–55) |
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
Alma mater |
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Occupation | Social Worker, University Instructor |
Lori Dawn Sigurdson (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Riverview.[1] She is currently Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour in the Alberta Cabinet.[2]
Sigurdson holds a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary and has worked as an instructor both at University of Calgary and MacEwan University.
Electoral history
2012 general election
Alberta general election, 2012: Edmonton-Riverview | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Young | 7,288 | 39.6 | |||||
Liberal | Arif Khan | 4,202 | 22.8 | |||||
New Democratic | Lori Sigurdson | 3,892 | 21.1 | |||||
Wildrose | John Corie | 2,721 | 14.8 | |||||
Alberta Party | Timothy Wong | 306 | 1.7 | |||||
Total | 18,409 |
2015 general election
Alberta general election, 2015: Edmonton-Riverview | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Lori Sigurdson | 12,025 | 62.6% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Steve Young | 3,731 | 19.4% | |||||
Liberal | Donna Wilson | 1,418 | 7.4% | |||||
Wildrose | Ian Crawford | 1,343 | 7.0% | |||||
Alberta Party | Brandon Beringer | 488 | 2.5% | |||||
Green | Sandra Lange | 144 | 0.7% | |||||
Independent | Glenn Miller | 59 | 0.3% | |||||
Total |
References
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