Tara Sawyer
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Tara Sawyer | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | |
| Assumed office June 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Cooper |
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | |
| Assumed office May 21, 2026 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | RJ Sigurdson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | United Conservative |
| Profession | Farmer, politician |
Tara Sawyer is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in the 2025 Alberta provincial by-elections.[1][2] She became Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in 2026.
Prior to her election, she served as the chair of Grain Growers of Canada.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]| Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Resignation of Nathan Cooper | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Tara Sawyer | 9,363 | 61.12 | -14.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Beverley Toews | 3,061 | 19.98 | +1.18 | ||||
| Republican | Cameron Davies | 2,705 | 17.66 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Bill Tufts | 189 | 1.23 | +0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,318 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -7.67 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/ucp-tara-sawyer-byelection-olds-didsbury-three-hills
- ↑ Singleton, Dan (24 June 2025). "Tara Sawyer wins Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills byelection". The Albertan. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Wichers, Geralyn (10 December 2024). "Grain Growers of Canada elects new executive". The Western Producer. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "2025 By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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