Riley Balsom
Canadian politician
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Riley Balsom (born August 13, 1996) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde in the 2025 general election.[2]
Riley Balsom | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Crocker |
| Town Councilor for Heart's Content | |
| In office September 28, 2021 – October 2, 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1996 (Age 29) [1] |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Education | Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A.) |
Background and political career
Balsom is the only son of Rick and Petrina Balsom. He attended Memorial University of Newfoundland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Before entering politics, he was a department manager at Walmart in Carbonear.[1]
Balsom volunteered for over ten years as a member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) district association for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde. He was elected to the town council of Heart's Content in the 2021 municipal elections.[1] Balsom then successfully ran for the provincial legislature in 2025.
Election results
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Riley Balsom | 3,459 | 49.88 | +22.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Danielle Doyle | 3,085 | 44.48 | -23.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Burt | 242 | 3.49 | -1.04 | ||||
| Independent | Alison Coffin | 134 | 1.93 | |||||
| Independent | Edward Thomas Cole | 15 | 0.22 | -0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,935 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.62 | ||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
