Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes
Canadian politician
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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 |
| Party | Green Party of Alberta |
| Profession | Administrative co-ordinator at the UCalgary Native Centre |
Electoral record
| 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 | New | ||||
| 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. | ||||||||
