# Christina Gray

Christina Gray ECA MLA (born November 1, 1978) is a Canadian politician. She is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. First elected in 2015 as the member representing Edmonton-Mill Woods, she was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.
She has been the Official Opposition's Critic for the Ministry of Labour and Immigration. Gray also serves on the Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and on the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future.
In the 29th Alberta Legislature Gray served as Chair of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

## Political career
### Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal

On February 2, 2016, Gray was appointed to be Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal in Premier Rachel Notley's Cabinet.

### Official Opposition

When the NDP was relegated to the opposition benches in 2019, Gray became the Official Opposition Critic for Labour and as the Alberta NDP House Leader. She also was a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.

#### Deputy Leader

On February 12, 2024, Gray was appointed Deputy Leader of the Alberta NDP.

#### Leader of the Official Opposition

On June 24, 2024, the new leader of the NDP, Naheed Nenshi, appointed Gray as the Leader of the Official Opposition. She will have this position until Nenshi wins a seat. Gray also continued as the House Leader of the Official Opposition.

## Electoral history
### 2023 general election

vte2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 11,063 | 61.69 | +11.70 |
| | United Conservative | Raman Athwal | 6,869 | 38.31 | +0.03 |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,932 | 99.02 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 177 | 0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,109 | 56.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,062 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.83 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 10,461 | 50.00% | -14.86% |
| | United Conservative | Heather Sworin | 8,008 | 38.27% | 9.81% |
| | Alberta Party | Anju Sharma | 1,560 | 7.46% | – |
| | Liberal | Abdi Bakal | 572 | 2.73% | -2.82% |
| | Alberta Independence | Dallas Price | 254 | 1.21% | – |
| | Communist | Andrew J. Janewski | 69 | 0.33% | 0.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,924 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 78 | 75 | 17 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,353 | 64.97% | 10.27% |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -17.03% |
| Source(s) Source: "38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 148–151. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||

### 2015 general election

vte2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Christina Gray | 9,930 | 64.86% | 50.72% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sohail Quadri | 2,920 | 19.07% | -16.14% |
| | Wildrose | Baljit Sall | 1,437 | 9.39% | -11.21% |
| | Liberal | Roberto Maglalang | 850 | 5.55% | -15.74% |
| | Independent | Aura Leddy | 129 | 0.84% | – |
| | Communist | Naomi J. Rankin | 44 | 0.29% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,310 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 55 | 30 | 22 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 28,130 | 54.70% | 0.10% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 17.09% |
| Source(s) Source: "41 - Edmonton-Mill Woods, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. |||||||

### 2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Carl Benito | 4,752 | 43.87% |
| Liberal | Weslyn Mather | 3,996 | 36.89% |
| New Democratic | Christina Gray | 1,474 | 13.61% |
| Wildrose Alliance | Robert Leddy | 320 | 2.95% |
| Green | David Hruska | 290 | 2.68% |