Christina Gray
Christina Gray ECA MLA (born November 1, 1978) is a Canadian politician. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. First elected in 2015 as the member representing Edmonton-Mill Woods, she was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.[1]
The Honourable Christina Gray | |
|---|---|
| Alberta NDP House Leader | |
| Assumed office February 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Heather Sweet |
| 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 |
| Alberta NDP Deputy Leader | |
| Assumed office February 12, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Hoffman |
| 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(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Software Development Project Manager |
She has been 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 edit
Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal edit
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 edit
Gray served as the Official Opposition Critic for Labour and as the Alberta NDP House Leader. She also served as a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.[6]
Deputy Leader edit
On February 12, 2024, Gray was appointed to Deputy Leader of the Alberta NDP.
Electoral history edit
2023 general election edit
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 11,063 | 61.69 | +11.70 | ||||
| United Conservative | Raman Athwal | 6,869 | 38.31 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total | 17,932 | 99.02 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 177 | 0.98 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,109 | 56.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,062 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.83 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[7] | ||||||||
2019 general election edit
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 10,461 | 50.00% | -14.86% | ||||
| United Conservative | Heather Sworin | 8,008 | 38.27% | 9.81% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Anju Sharma | 1,560 | 7.46% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Abdi Bakal | 572 | 2.73% | -2.82% | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Dallas Price | 254 | 1.21% | – | ||||
| Communist | Andrew J. Janewski | 69 | 0.33% | 0.04% | ||||
| Total | 20,924 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 78 | 75 | 17 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,353 | 64.97% | 10.27% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -17.03% | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. 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. 148–151. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election edit
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 9,930 | 64.86% | 50.72% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 2,920 | 19.07% | -16.14% | ||||
| Wildrose | Baljit Sall | 1,437 | 9.39% | -11.21% | ||||
| Liberal | Roberto Maglalang | 850 | 5.55% | -15.74% | ||||
| Independent | Aura Leddy | 129 | 0.84% | – | ||||
| Communist | Naomi J. Rankin | 44 | 0.29% | – | ||||
| Total | 15,310 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 55 | 30 | 22 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,130 | 54.70% | 0.10% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 17.09% | ||||||
Source(s) Source: "41 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. | ||||||||
2008 general election edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "Alberta election: Edmonton-Mill Woods results - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ "'Challenging and exciting, fun and frustrating': NDP MLAs look ahead to next 4 years | CBC News".
- ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/MembershipList.pdf [bare URL 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.
- ^ "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.