Rhiannon Hoyle is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party and was elected in 2023 to represent the district of Edmonton-South, succeeding outgoing MLA Thomas Dang.[1]
Rhiannon Hoyle | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-South | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Party | NDP |
Other political affiliations | Alberta Party (former) |
She is the first Black woman elected to the Alberta Legislature.
Biography
editHoyle was born in Trinidad and Tobago, before she immigrated to Canada.[2] Later she became a Canadian citizen.
Prior to joining the NDP, Hoyle served as the president of the Alberta Party.[3]
Hoyle has volunteered with Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues. In October 2021, she ran in the Edmonton municipal election to represent ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi on the 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
edit2023 general election
edit| 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
edit- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-South | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- 1 2 "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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