Heather McPherson (born May 9, 1972) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Strathcona in the

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in the

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. She previously served as executive director of the Alberta Council on Global Co-operation. McPherson is the daughter of Duke and Marilyn McPherson and was born and raised in Edmonton. She attended the University of Alberta where she earned an undergraduate and master's degree in education. McPherson became the candidate for Edmonton Strathcona after incumbent

Linda Duncan Linda Francis Duncan (born June 25, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, and former Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton—Strathcona in Alberta. A New Democrat, Duncan was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta from the 20 ...

announced her intentions to retire. Straying from the party leadership's position, she supported the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. In the

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, which lasted from 2019 until the

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was called, she was the only non- Conservative MP from Alberta. She was re-elected in 2021, and was appointed the NDP critic for Foreign Affairs in the

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Electoral record

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* Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta New Democratic Party MPs Politicians from Edmonton Women members of the House of Commons of Canada 1972 births {{Alberta-politician-stub