Shaye Anderson
| The Honourable Shaye Anderson MLA | |
|---|---|
 Anderson in May 2015 | |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs of Alberta | |
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Assumed office January 19, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Danielle Larivee |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Leduc-Beaumont | |
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Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | George Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1974/1975 (age 43–44) Duncan, British Columbia |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Edwards[1] |
| Residence | Beaumont, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Malaspina University-College |
| Occupation | Install and repair technician, union steward |
Shaye Quinn Anderson (born 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Leduc-Beaumont.[2] Anderson defeated longtime MLA George Rogers in an election that saw the NDPs win a majority government, the first government change the province had seen since 1971.
On January 19, 2017, Anderson was sworn in as Minister of Municipal Affairs.
Anderson attended Cowichan Secondary School, graduating in 1993.[3] He is an install and repair technician for Telus and a shop union steward.[1][4][5] He is from Duncan, British Columbia and has a diploma in physical education from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, British Columbia[6]
His pronounced facial hair drew some attention after his election, with one columnist for the National Post calling it "the most conspicuous and healthy beard seen in Canadian politics this side of the 19th century."[7]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| Alberta general election, 2015: Leduc-Beaumont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Shaye Anderson | 8,321 | 37.82 | +29.35 | ||||
| Wildrose | Sharon Smith | 6,543 | 29.74 | -2.10 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Rogers | 6,225 | 28.29 | -23.00 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bert Hoogewoonink | 612 | 2.78 | +0.02 | ||||
| Green | Josh Drozda | 301 | 1.37 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,002 | 99.56 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 97 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,099 | 58.33 | +5.80 | |||||
| Registered electors | 37,889 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +26.18 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Orange crush rides into Leduc-Beaumont riding". Leduc Rep. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Riding results: Leduc-Beaumont". www.edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Two new Alberta MLA's both graduated from Cowichan Secondary in Duncan - CHEK". CHEK. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Meet some of the new faces elected in Alberta's orange wave". thestar.com. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Alberta Election: Who are the province's new MLAs?". cbc.ca. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Local NDP candidate says he's a man of the people". The Beaumont News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Jen Gerson (May 26, 2015). "Rachel Notley's approach to NDP caucus: Keep the beard, but use common sense". National Post. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
