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Amanda Chapman

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Amanda Chapman
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Beddington
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byJosephine Pon
Personal details
Political partyNDP
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationCommunications consultant

Amanda Chapman is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Beddington in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Education and for Services to Children with Disabilities.

Chapman has a business degree from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.[2]

Electoral history

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Beddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 10,269 49.66 +13.95
United Conservative Josephine Pon 9,726 47.04 -6.07
Alberta Party Wayne Jackson 473 2.29 -5.93
Liberal Zarnab Shahid Zafar 210 1.02 -0.67
Total 20,678 99.32
Rejected and declined 142 0.68
Turnout 20,820 58.28
Eligible voters 35,724
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +10.01
Source(s)
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Beddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Josephine Pon 11,625 53.11 -3.74 $31,776
New Democratic Amanda Chapman 7,818 35.71 -0.93 $15,589
Alberta Party Carol-Lynn Darch 1,799 8.22 $2,014
Liberal Chandan Tadavalkar 370 1.69 -2.91 $1,651
Alberta Independence Tom Grbich 161 0.74 $500
Independent Alexander Dea 117 0.53 $1,101
Total 21,890 99.53
Rejected, spoiled and declined 103 0.47
Turnout 21,993 63.12
Eligible voters 34,845
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.41
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4][5][6]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

References

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  1. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Beddington | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ https://amandachapman.albertandp.ca/
  3. ^ "02 - Calgary-Beddington". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "02 - Calgary-Beddington, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.