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 First Nations woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature, following Pearl Calahasen, the first Métis woman elected in 1989.
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.