Sharif Haji | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-Decore | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "Sharif Haji becomes the first Somali-Canadian elected to Alberta's parliament". Hiiraan onlin. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ↑ "30 - Edmonton-Decore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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