Julia Hayter is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Edgemont in the 2023 Alberta general election.[3] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Status of Women.

Julia Hayter
Hayter in 2023
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Edgemont
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byPrasad Panda
Personal details
Born (1974-11-28) November 28, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyNDP
EducationCollege of New Caledonia
OccupationEducation assistant[2]

Life and career

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Hayter received a developmental disability certificate from the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia She worked at the Calgary Board of Education until 2023. She has also worked as a community outreach specialist with Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research, a disability focused charity in Calgary, Alberta.[4] Hayter served as chair and vice-chair on her children’s school council from 2017 to 2019.

Hayter had worked on election campaigns around Calgary, as well as having worked as a constituency assistant for a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[5]

Electoral history

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Edgemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Prasad Panda 13,308 52.84 -3.19 $60,021
New Democratic Julia Hayter 8,570 34.03 +0.53 $40,725
Alberta Party Joanne Gui 2,740 10.88 +9.12 $39,339
Liberal Graeme Maitland 305 1.21 -5.15 $500
Green Carl Svoboda 155 0.62 -1.57 $500
Alberta Independence Tomasz Kochanowicz 106 0.42 $852
Total 25,184 98.83
Rejected, spoiled and declined 299 1.17
Turnout 25,483 70.11
Eligible voters 36,346
United Conservative notional hold Swing -1.86
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6][7][8]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.
2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Edgemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Julia Hayter 11,681 49.30 +15.27
United Conservative Prasad Panda 11,397 48.10 -4.75
Alberta Party Allen Schultz 488 2.06 -8.82
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Nan Barron 66 0.28
Solidarity Movement Miles Williams 64 0.27
Total 23,696 99.23
Rejected and declined 184 0.77
Turnout 23,880 65.75
Eligible voters 36,322
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +10.01
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ @albertaNDP (November 28, 2023). "Happy birthday Julia! Help her celebrate by making a donation to Calgary-Edgemont! Your contribution goes a long way in helping the Alberta NDP make positive change happen here in Calgary and across the province 🎁 https://act.albertandp.ca/donate/cedg" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ https://juliahayter.albertandp.ca/
  3. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Edgemont | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ^ "About Vecova". Vecova. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ "Ms Julia Hayter Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  6. ^ "08 - Calgary-Edgemont, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ 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. 31–34. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "08 - Calgary-Edgemont". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.