Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Feehan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
| Website | jodistonehouse |
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Rutherford, succeeding former NDP MLA Richard Feehan. Stonehouse is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party.[1] She is the first Native woman to be elected to the Alberta legislature.
Early life and education
Calahoo Stonehouse attended the University of Alberta where she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Native Studies, and was completing a master's degree in the Faculty of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology.[2]
Adult life
Stonehouse is Cree and Mohawk and a member of the Michel First Nation where she served on the band council. She has served as executive director of the Yellowhead Indigenous Education Foundation and as a member of the Edmonton Police Commission.[3] In 2021, she campaigned for the position of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after the retirement of Perry Bellegarde.[4][5]
Electoral history
2023 Alberta general election
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Rutherford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | 13,012 | 65.05 | +10.24 | ||||
| United Conservative | Laine Larson | 6,366 | 31.83 | -3.07 | ||||
| Green | Jordan Wilkie | 624 | 3.12 | +2.26 | ||||
| Total | 20,002 | 99.26 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 150 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,152 | 63.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,726 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.65 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. The Canadian Press. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse (On Leave)". Edmonton Police Commission.
- ↑ Joannou, Ashley (April 24, 2022). "Calahoo Stonehouse eyes NDP nomination in Edmonton-Rutherford after Feehan decides not to seek re-election". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ Ward, Dennis (June 29, 2021). "Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse following her dream to become AFN national chief". APTN National News.
- ↑ "RoseAnne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations". CBC News. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "41 - Edmonton-Rutherford". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.