Lori Sigurdson

Lori Dawn Sigurdson ECA MLA (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.^[2] 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.^[3] MLA Sigurdson was re-elected on April 16, 2019.^[4] She has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors and Housing. As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Seniors Issues as well as for Continuing Care and Homecare.

The Honourable Lori Sigurdson ECA MLA
Sigurdson in May 2015
Alberta Minister of Seniors and Housing
In office February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019
Premier	Rachel Notley
Preceded by	Jonathan Denis
Succeeded by	Josephine Pon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Riverview
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Steve Young
Alberta Minister of Labour
In office May 24, 2015 – February 2, 2016
Premier	Rachel Notley
Preceded by	Ric McIver
Succeeded by	Christina Gray
Personal details
Born	(1961-01-31) January 31, 1961 (age 64) Winnipeg, Manitoba[1]
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Alberta (BA) University of Calgary (BSW, MSW)
Occupation	Social Worker, University Instructor, Politician

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.^[4] Sigurdson served as a social worker, working in child welfare casework as a supervisor in the Government of Alberta public service, a mental health therapist with Alberta Catholic School Services, as well as in 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.^[4]

Sigurdson has also served as the director of the Bissell Centre and the manager of professional affairs for the Alberta College of Social Workers.^[5] She was awarded the John Hutton Memorial Award for social action and policy in 2017 for her outstanding contributions to the profession of social work.^[4]

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Riverview
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Lori Sigurdson	12,875	67.06	+11.12
	United Conservative	Terry Vankka	5,564	28.98	-0.78
	Liberal	Eric Champagne	413	2.15	+0.78
	Green	Robin George	347	1.81	–
Total			19,199	99.05	–
Rejected and declined			185	0.95
Turnout			19,384	63.34
Eligible voters			30,603
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+5.95
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[6]

2019 general election

v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e 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.