Christina Gray
Christina Gray | |
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Alberta NDP House Leader | |
Assumed office February 8, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Heather Sweet (politician) |
Alberta Minister of Labour Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal | |
In office February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lori Sigurdson |
Succeeded by | Jason Copping |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Mill Woods | |
Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Sohail Quadri |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmonton, Alberta | November 1, 1978
Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
Occupation | Software Development Project Manager |
Christina Gray (born November 1, 1978) is a Canadian politician. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. First elected in 2015, in 2019 Gray was re-elected as the member representing Edmonton-Mill Woods.[1]
She is the Official Opposition's Critic for the Ministry of Labour and Immigration.[2] Gray also serves on the Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and on the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future.[3]
In the 29th Alberta Legislature Gray served as Chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[4]
Political career[]
Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal[]
On February 2, 2016 MLA Gray was appointed to be Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal in Premier Notley's Cabinet.[5]
Official Opposition[]
Gray serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Labour and as the Alberta NDP House Leader. She currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.[6]
Electoral history[]
2019 general election[]
2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Christina Gray | 10,461 | 50.0% | -14.86% | ||||
United Conservative | Heather Sworin | 8,008 | 38.3% | -- | ||||
Alberta Party | Anju Sharma | 1,560 | 7.5% | -- | ||||
Liberal | Abdi Bakal | 572 | 2.7% | -2.85% | ||||
Independence | Dallas Price | 254 |
1.2% |
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Communist | Andrew J. Janewski | 69 | 0.3% | +0.01 | ||||
Total valid votes | 20,924 | |||||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 78 | 75 | 17 | |||||
Registered electors and turnout | 33.973 | 61.9% | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Mill Woods". |
2015 general election[]
2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Christina Gray | 9,930 | 64.86 | +50.30 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 2,920 | 19.07 | -15.13 | ||||
Wildrose | Baljit Sall | 1,437 | 9.39 | -14.50 | ||||
Liberal | Roberto Maglalang | 850 | 5.55 | -15.81 | ||||
Independent | Aura Leddy | 129 | 0.84 | |||||
Communist | Naomi Rankin | 44 | 0.29 | |||||
Total valid votes | 15,310 | 99.31 | ||||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 107 | 0.69 | ||||||
Registered electors / Turnout | 28,130 | 54.81 | ||||||
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.72 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Mill Woods". |
2008 general election[]
2008 Alberta general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Carl Benito | 4,752 | 43.87% | |||||
Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 3,996 | 36.89% | |||||
New Democratic | Christina Gray | 1,474 | 13.61% | |||||
Wildrose Alliance | Robert Leddy | 320 | 2.95% | |||||
Green | David Hruska | 290 | 2.68% |
References[]
- ^ "Alberta election: Edmonton-Mill Woods results - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/challenging-and-exciting-fun-and-frustrating-ndp-mlas-look-ahead-to-next-4-years-1.5134614[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/MembershipList.pdf
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- ^ "Government appoints six new cabinet ministers, three from Edmonton and three from Calgary".
- ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- 1970s births
- Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs
- Living people
- Politicians from Edmonton
- Women MLAs in Alberta
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
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