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Christina Gray
Alberta Minister of Labour
Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal
In office
February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019
Preceded byLori Sigurdson
Succeeded byJason Copping
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Mill Woods
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded bySohail Quadri
Personal details
Born (1978-11-01) November 1, 1978 (age 45)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationSoftware 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]

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 50.00% -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

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

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