Lizette Tejada is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party. She has been the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein since the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Anti-Racism as well as for Diversity and 2SLGBTQ+ Issues.
Lizette Tejada | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
| Alma mater | Toronto Metropolitan University University of Calgary |
Early life
editTejada was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents who came to Canada from El Salvador in the 1970s.[2]
Career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2023) |
Prior to being elected, Tejada worked as a political staffer for Calgary-Mountain View MLA Kathleen Ganley.
Tejada won the hotly-contested race to receive the ANDP's nomination in Calgary-Klein; which featured four other potential candidates.
In the 2023 Alberta general election, Tejada defeated incumbent MLA Jeremy Nixon, a cabinet member in Danielle Smith's UCP government.
Electoral history
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lizette Tejada | 10,564 | 50.87 | +10.97 | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 9,697 | 46.69 | -0.92 | ||||
| Green | Kenneth Drysdale | 353 | 1.70 | +0.36 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Rob Oswin | 153 | 0.74 | – | ||||
| Total | 20,767 | 99.17 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 173 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,940 | 59.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 35,352 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +5.95 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Aldrich, Josh (30 May 2023). "Smith loses several big names in election despite earning majority". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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