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♀ Heather M. Forsyth
aliasHeather M. Forsyth
Record
20502 · 2954

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 6 0 6
Birth 1 August 1950
Age 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 June 1993 → 30 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 11 months ago (4 May 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Heather M. Forsyth (1950– ) 200x227
© Photo 2012 Montueswed — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 21 9 14 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 28
WRA
 1 ✓ Party leader 64 18 Dec 2014 — 27 Mar 2015 0 3 9
2. AB 28
WRA
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 64 22 Dec 2014 — 04 May 2015 0 4 12

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 22,447 Votes: 14,391 Participation: 64.11% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12554(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/5 7,855 54.65% +2,509 Loser:
LIB
 5,346 37.19% Marie Cameron

Service: 3 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,697 Votes: 12,447 Participation: 54.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Alberta
11 March 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11003(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/4 8,274 66.62% +5,254 Loser:
LIB
 3,020 24.32% Marie Cameron

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,554 Votes: 13,061 Participation: 57.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Alberta
12 March 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8646(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 9,716 74.54% +6,863 Loser:
LIB
 2,853 21.89% Marc Doll

Service: 3 years 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,174 Votes: 11,849 Participation: 45.27% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8729(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/5 6,829 57.83% +3,984 Loser:
LIB
 2,845 24.09% Tore Badenduck

Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,180 Votes: 13,203 Participation: 42.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Alberta
3 March 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8813(F) — 26 Oct 2023 21:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/5 6,884 52.30% +2,846 Loser:
LIB
 4,038 30.68% Laura Shutiak
After her election:
4 Jan 2010 59
PC
 →
WRA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,668 Votes: 17,582 Participation: 61.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Alberta
23 April 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8939(F) — 8 Mar 2022 16:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
WRA
 1/4 7,672 43.94% +38 Loser:
PC
 7,634 43.72% Wendelin Fraser

Service: 3 years 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,931 Votes: 18,875 Participation: 61.02% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Alberta
5 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8984(F) — 26 Oct 2023 22:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
PC
 6,198 32.91% Richard S. Gotfried

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable Heather Forsyth, ECA		 14 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Heather Forsyth		 14 Jan 2024

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