Peggy Wright

Peggy Wright is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview in the 2023 Alberta general election.[2] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour and as the Deputy Chair of the Official Opposition caucus.

For other uses, see Margaret Wright (disambiguation).

Peggy Wright
MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byDeron Bilous
Personal details
Political partyNDP
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationTeacher[1]

She was the party's provincial president of the youth wing.[3] Wright has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years and prior to her election to the Legislature worked as an assistant principal.[4]

Personal life

Her father Keith Wright was the CCF candidate in Strathcona Centre in the 1959 provincial election and was elected president of the national NDP youth wing in 1961. Wright's mother, Kathleen Wright, was a longtime NDP activist who stood as a provincial candidate in Edmonton-Gold Bar in 1979 and Edmonton-Avonmore in 1982.[3]

Electoral history
2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticPeggy Wright8,51057.66+7.03
United ConservativeLuke Suvanto5,69038.55+2.40
GreenMichael Hunter3372.28+1.10
IndependentAndrzej (Andy) Gudanowski2221.50+1.02
Total 14,75999.31–
Rejected and declined 1020.69
Turnout 14,86148.99
Eligible voters 30,336
New Democratic hold Swing +2.32
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[5]

References
  1. https://peggywright.albertandp.ca/
  2. "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. "NDP President Peggy Wright first out of the gate in Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview nomination – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. "Thirteen new MLAs elected to Edmonton and area". edmontonsun. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. "27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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