Rhiannon Hoyle
Rhiannon Hoyle | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-South | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Political party | NDP |
| Other political affiliations | Alberta Party (former) |
Rhiannon Hoyle is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party representing the riding of Edmonton-South, succeeding outgoing MLA Thomas Dang.[1]
She is the first Black woman elected to the Alberta Legislature.
Biography
Hoyle was born in Trinidad and Tobago, before she immigrated to Canada.[2]
Prior to joining the NDP, Hoyle served as the President of the Alberta Party.[3]
Hoyle has volunteered with
October 2021, she ran for election in the Edmonton municipal election to represent ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi Edmonton City Council and lost by 33 votes.[4]
On May 29, 2023, Hoyle became the first Black woman elected to the Alberta Legislature after winning the 2023 Alberta general election to represent the Edmonton-South electoral district.[2]
She was named Critic for Advanced Education on June 27, 2023. [5]
Electoral history
2023 general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rhiannon Hoyle | 14,171 | 58.97 | +12.34 | ||||
| United Conservative | Joseph Angeles | 9,492 | 39.50 | -3.67 | ||||
| Green | Chryssy Beckmann | 369 | 1.54 | +0.75 | ||||
| Total | 24,032 | 99.28 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 174 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,206 | 60.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 40,262 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +8.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-South | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b "This MLA-elect is the first Black woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature". Edmonton. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Joannou, Ashley (19 July 2022). "Rhiannon Hoyle eyes NDP nomination in Edmonton-South". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "2021 Election Results - Text view | Edmonton.ca". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "Alberta NDP's entire 38-member caucus represented in shadow cabinet and leadership team | edmontonjournal.com". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "42 - Edmonton-South". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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