Introduction
Lori Dawn Sigurdson (born January 31, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Riverview. She served as Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Labour from May 24, 2015 to February 2, 2016 and as Minister of Seniors and housing until March 20, 2019. MLA Sigurdson was re-elected on April 16, 2019. She is currently the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors and Housing.
Personal life
Sigurdson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alberta as well as Bachelor and Masters of Social Work degrees from the University of Calgary. Sigurdson worked as a Social Worker, working in child welfare casework as a supervisor in the Government of Alberta public service, mental health therapist with Alberta Catholic School Services, community development, and social policy. After working in Social Work for 25 years Sigurdson was an instructor of Social Work at the University of Calgary, MacEwan University and NorQuest College.
She has also served as the director of the Bissell Centre and the manager of professional affairs for the Alberta College of Social Workers. Sigurdson was awarded the John Hutton Memorial Award for social action and policy in 2017 for her outstanding contributions to the profession of Social Work.
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori Sigurdson | 12,234 | 55.9% | -6.88% | ||||
| United Conservative | Kara Barker | 6,508 | 29.8% | +3.45% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Katherine O'Neill | 2,503 | 11.4% | +8.87% | ||||
| Liberal | Indy Randhawa | 299 | 1.4% | -5.94% | ||||
| Independence | Corey MacFadden | 190 | 0.9% | -- | ||||
| Independent | Rob Bernshaw | 135 | 0.6% | -- | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,869 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 58 | 70 | 11 | |||||
| Registered electors and turnout | 33,012 | 66.5% | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-30. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori Sigurdson | 12,108 | 62.78 | +41.64 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Young | 3,732 | 19.35 | -20.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Donna Wilson | 1,416 | 7.34 | -15.49 | ||||
| Wildrose | Ian Crawford | 1,350 | 7.00 | -7.78 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Brandon Beringer | 487 | 2.53 | +0.87 | ||||
| Green | Sandra Lange | 135 | 0.70 | |||||
| Independent | Glenn Miller | 59 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,287 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 128 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 31,416 | |||||||
| Turnout | 19,415 | 61.80 | -2.43 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +30.94 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14. | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Young | 7,288 | 39.59 | +4.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Arif Khan | 4,202 | 22.83 | -27.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori Sigurdson | 3,892 | 21.14 | +12.44 | ||||
| Wildrose | John Corie | 2,721 | 14.78 | +12.55 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Timothy Wong | 306 | 1.66 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,409 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 203 | |||||||
| Registered electors | 28,975 | |||||||
| Turnout | 18,612 | 64.23 | +16.70 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.17 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Riverview". Retrieved 2018-09-14. | ||||||||