Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes is a Canadian politician who served the leader of the Green Party of Alberta from September 2018 until her resignation in September 2019.[1][2] She has worked at the University of Calgary and is Cree from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.[3][4] Chagnon-Greyeyes was the first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian provincial party.[5]
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes | |
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| Leader of the Green Party of Alberta | |
| In office 24 September 2018 – 30 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Romy Tittel |
| Succeeded by | William Carnegie (Interim leader) |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Nationality | Cree |
| Political party | Green Party of Alberta |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Profession | Administrative co-ordinator at the UCalgary Native Centre |
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Varsity | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jason Copping | 10,853 | 46.16 | +1.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anne McGrath | 10,215 | 43.44 | +3.29 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Beth Barberree | 1,687 | 7.17 | +6.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Ryan Campbell | 383 | 1.63 | -10.48 | ||||
| Green | Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes | 274 | 1.17 | -1.04 | ||||
| Independence | Chris McAndrew | 101 |
0.43 |
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| Total valid votes | 23,513 | 99.89 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 264 | 1.11 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,777 | 73.34 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 32,422 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -0.69 | ||||||
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 30 April 2019. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Green Party of Alberta chooses Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes as new leader | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Daveberta. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Heidenreich, Phil (23 September 2018). "Alberta Green Party members elect Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes as new leader". Global News. Calgary, AB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ ZOLEDZIOWSKI, ANYA (24 September 2018). "Indigenous, female — the Green Party of Alberta's new leader isn't done breaking down barriers | The Star". thestar.com. Calgary, AB: StarMetro Calgary. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes voted new leader of Green Party of Alberta | CBC News". CBC. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Alberta Green Party leader resigns after just 1 year in charge". CBC News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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