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Sharif Haji
MLA for Edmonton-Decore
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byChris Nielsen
Personal details
BornBaidao
Political partyNDP

Sharif Haji is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the riding of Edmonton-Decore succeeding outgoing MLA Chris Nielsen. Haji is of Somali descent. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Immigration and Accreditation.

Sharif Haji is married to Hamdi Mubarak, a Somali-Canadian refugee, and together they have three children.

Electoral history

2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Decore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Sharif Haji 8,109 52.79 +5.25
United Conservative Sayid Ahmed 6,326 41.18 +1.31
Alberta Party Brent Tyson 631 4.11 -6.86
Liberal Donald Slater 295 1.92
Total 15,361 99.26
Rejected and declined 114 0.74
Turnout 15,475 47.04
Eligible voters 32,898
New Democratic hold Swing +1.97
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta

References

  1. "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-Decore | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. "Sharif Haji becomes the first Somali-Canadian elected to Alberta's parliament". Hiiraan onlin. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. "30 - Edmonton-Decore". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
United Conservative
New Democratic
Membership per the 2023 Alberta general election.


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