Thomas Dang
| Thomas Dang | |
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Dang in 2015
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| MLA for Edmonton-South West | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Matt Jeneroux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1995 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Student |
Thomas Kyle Dang (born April 7, 1995) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West.[1] Dang is the youngest MLA to ever be elected in Alberta. [2]
Dang was a computer science student at the University of Alberta. He also writes a blog on provincial politics. He defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Matt Jeneroux on the May 5, 2015 election that saw the Alberta NDP sweep the city of Edmonton and win a majority government, the first switch of governing parties in the province since the 1971 election.[3] As of 2014–15, he is a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity at the University of Alberta,[4][2] of which former Premier Peter Lougheed was also a member.
Electoral history[edit]
2015 general election[edit]
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Thomas Dang | 11,729 | 53.0% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 6,319 | 28.6% | |||||
| Wildrose | Cole Kander | 2,291 | 10.4% | |||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 1,202 | 5.4% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Krishna Tailor | 575 | 2.6% | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Riding results: Edmonton — South West". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Five questions with Thomas Dang, The Alberta NDP's 20-year-old MLA". Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Jen Gerson (4 May 2015). "A yoga teacher, a Hugo Chavez fan and students: What an NDP government might look like in Alberta". National Post.
- ^ "DU Undergraduate Officers". Delta Upsilon International Fraternity.
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