Christina Gray

The Honourable
Christina Gray
ECA MLA
Gray in March 2019
House Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 8, 2021
Leader
Preceded byHeather Sweet
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Mill Woods
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded bySohail Quadri
Leader of the Opposition in Alberta
In office
June 23, 2024 – July 11, 2025
Preceded byRachel Notley
Succeeded byNaheed Nenshi
Deputy leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
In office
February 12, 2024 – June 24, 2024
LeaderRachel Notley
Preceded bySarah Hoffman
Succeeded byRakhi Pancholi
Alberta Minister of Labour
In office
February 2, 2016 – April 29, 2019
PremierRachel Notley
Preceded byLori Sigurdson
Succeeded byJason Copping
Alberta Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal
In office
February 2, 2016 – April 29, 2019
PremierRachel Notley
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1978-11-01) November 1, 1978 (age 47)
Edmonton, Alberta
PartyNew Democratic
OccupationSoftware Development Project Manager

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 23, 2024, the new leader of the NDP, Naheed Nenshi, appointed Gray as the Leader of the Official Opposition. She had this position until Nenshi won a seat a year later. Gray also continued as the House Leader of the Official Opposition.

Bill 210

In April 2025, Gray introduced a private member's bill that aimed to introduce server-friendly regulations on tips. Bill 210 proposed changes that prohibited employers from treating tips and gratuities as part of an employee wage and prohibited withholding or deducting tips from the employee.

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChristina Gray11,06361.69+11.70
United ConservativeRaman Athwal6,86938.31+0.03
Total 17,93299.02–
Rejected and declined 1770.98
Turnout 18,10956.48
Eligible voters 32,062
New Democratic hold Swing +5.83
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChristina Gray10,46150.00%-14.86%
United ConservativeHeather Sworin8,00838.27%9.81%
Alberta PartyAnju Sharma1,5607.46%–
LiberalAbdi Bakal5722.73%-2.82%
Alberta IndependenceDallas Price2541.21%–
CommunistAndrew J. Janewski690.33%0.04%
Total 20,924––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 787517
Eligible electors / turnout 32,35364.97%10.27%
New Democratic hold 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

2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticChristina Gray9,93064.86%50.72%
Progressive ConservativeSohail Quadri2,92019.07%-16.14%
WildroseBaljit Sall1,4379.39%-11.21%
LiberalRoberto Maglalang8505.55%-15.74%
IndependentAura Leddy1290.84%–
CommunistNaomi J. Rankin440.29%–
Total 15,310––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 553022
Eligible electors / turnout 28,13054.70%0.10%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative 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
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeCarl Benito4,75243.87%
LiberalWeslyn Mather3,99636.89%
New DemocraticChristina Gray1,47413.61%
Wildrose AllianceRobert Leddy3202.95%
GreenDavid Hruska2902.68%

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