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Lizette Tejada

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Lizette Tejada
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byJeremy Nixon
Personal details
Political partyNDP
Alma materToronto Metropolitan University
University of Calgary

Lizette Tejada is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party. She has been the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein since the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Anti-Racism as well as for Diversity and 2SLGBTQ+ Issues.

Early life

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Tejada was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents who came to Canada from El Salvador in the 1970s.[2]

Career

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Prior to being elected, Tejada worked as a political staffer for Calgary-Mountain View MLA Kathleen Ganley.

Tejada won the hotly-contested race to receive the ANDP's nomination in Calgary-Klein; which featured four other potential candidates.

In the 2023 Alberta general election, Tejada defeated incumbent MLA Jeremy Nixon, a cabinet member in Danielle Smith's UCP government.

Electoral history

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lizette Tejada 10,564 50.87 +10.97
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon 9,697 46.69 -0.92
Green Kenneth Drysdale 353 1.70 +0.36
Solidarity Movement Rob Oswin 153 0.74
Total 20,767 99.17
Rejected and declined 173 0.83
Turnout 20,940 59.23
Eligible voters 35,352
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +5.95
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References

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  1. ^ Aldrich, Josh (30 May 2023). "Smith loses several big names in election despite earning majority". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Alberta Election 2023: Number of diverse, women MLAs on the rise in Alberta legislature". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.