Heather Forsyth
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| Heather Forsyth | |
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| File:MLA Heather Forsyth.jpg | |
| Leader of the Official Opposition | |
| In office December 23, 2014 – June 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Danielle Smith |
| Succeeded by | Brian Jean |
| Leader of the Wildrose Party (interim) | |
| In office December 22, 2014 – March 28, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Danielle Smith |
| Succeeded by | Brian Jean |
| Minister of Children's Services in the Alberta government | |
| In office November 25, 2004 – December 15, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Iris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Janis Tarchuk |
| Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security in the Alberta government | |
| In office March 16, 2001 – November 25, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Cenaiko |
| MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek | |
| In office June 15, 1993 – May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | William Edward Payne |
| Succeeded by | Richard Gotfried |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heather Mae Forsyth[1] August 1, 1950 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Wildrose (2010-present) PC Party (1993-2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Gordon |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | sales and marketing manager |
| Website | heatherforsyth.com |
Heather Mae Forsyth (born August 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician. She was named interim leader of the Wildrose Party on December 22, 2014, following the defection of the previous leader, Danielle Smith, and eight other MLAs.[2] Forsyth is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Fish Creek as a Wildrose Alliance representative. She was a Progressive Conservative until she crossed the floor on January 4, 2010. In the Alberta general election, 2012, Forsyth was reelected along with 16 other Wildrose MLAs to form the Official Opposition. Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith appointed Forsyth as Health Critic.[3]
Election results
| Alberta general election, 1993: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Forsyth | 7,855 | 54.65% | 6.68% | ||||
| Liberal | Marie Cameron | 5,346 | 37.20% | -0.63% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kerin Spaargaren | 558 | 3.88% | -10.32% | ||||
| Independent | Roy Carey | 544 | 3.78% | |||||
| Natural Law | Darlene Holt | 70 | 0.49% | |||||
| Total | 14,373 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 22,447 | 64.11% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 3.66% | ||||||
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| Alberta general election, 1997: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Forsyth | 8,274 | 66.62% | 11.97% | ||||
| Liberal | Marie Cameron | 3,020 | 24.32% | -12.88% | ||||
| Social Credit | Jeff Willerton | 778 | 6.26% | |||||
| New Democratic | Muriel Turner-Wilkinson | 348 | 2.80% | -1.08% | ||||
| Total | 12,420 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 27 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 22,697 | 54.84% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 12.43% | ||||||
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| Alberta general election, 2001: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Forsyth | 9,716 | 74.54% | 7.92% | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Doll | 2,853 | 21.89% | -2.43 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ryan Todd | 465 | 3.57% | 0.77% | ||||
| Total | 13,034 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 42 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 22,554 | 58.01% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 5.18% | ||||||
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| Alberta general election, 2004: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Forsyth | 6,829 | 57.83% | −16.71% | ||||
| Liberal | Tore Badenduck | 2,845 | 24.09% | 2.20% | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Leavitt | 793 | 6.72% | 3.15% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Mike Kuipers | 781 | 6.61% | |||||
| Green | Chris Sealy | 561 | 4.75% | |||||
| Total | 11,809 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 52 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 26,174 | 45.32% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −9.46% | ||||||
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| Alberta general election, 2008: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Forsyth | 6,884 | 52.30% | −5.53% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Shutiak | 4,038 | 30.68% | 6.59% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Jamie Buchan | 1,261 | 9.58% | 2.97% | ||||
| Green | Kerry Fraser | 556 | 4.22% | −0.53% | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Leavitt | 423 | 3.22% | −3.50% | ||||
| Total | 13,162 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 41 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 31,180 | 42.35% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −6.06% | ||||||
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| Alberta general election, 2012: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Wildrose | Heather Forsyth | 7,672 | 43.94 | +34.36 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wendelin Fraser | 7,634 | 43.72 | −8.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Nazir Rahemtulla | 1,260 | 7.22 | −23.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Leavitt | 894 | 5.12 | +1.91 | ||||
| Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +21.47
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