Christina Gray
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]
Christina Gray | |
|---|---|
| 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 | November 1, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Software Development Project Manager |
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]
On February 2, 2016 MLA Gray was appointed to be Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal in Premier Notley's Cabinet.[4]
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.[5]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | -- | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- https://globalnews.ca/news/4863425/alberta-election-edmonton-mill-woods-results/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/challenging-and-exciting-fun-and-frustrating-ndp-mlas-look-ahead-to-next-4-years-1.5134614
- https://www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/MembershipList.pdf
- https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/government-appoints-six-new-cabinet-ministers-three-from-edmonton-and-three-from-calgary
- https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=memberprofile&mid=0848