Aleana Young
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aleana Young
| image = Aleana Young MLA 2022.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Young in 2022
| office1 = Whip of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
| term_start1 = October 5, 2024
| leader1 = Carla Beck
| deputy1 = Nathaniel Teed
| predecessor1 = Doyle Vermette
| office2 = Shadow Minister of Jobs, Economy and Sask Power
| term_start2 = October 5, 2024
| leader2 = Carla Beck
| predecessor2 =
| honorific-prefix =
| honorific-suffix = MLA
| constituency_AM3 = Regina South Albert
| assembly3 = Saskatchewan Legislative
| term_start3 = October 28, 2024
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = new constituency
| successor3 =
| constituency_AM4 = Regina University
| assembly4 = Saskatchewan Legislative
| term_start4 = October 26, 2020
| term_end4 = October 28, 2024
| predecessor4 = Tina Beaudry-Mellor
| successor4 = Sally Housser
| party = New Democratic
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = business owner
| education = McGill University
| residence = Regina, Saskatchewan
| nationality =
}}
Aleana Young ({{respell|A|leena}}) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.Moises Canales, [https://www.620ckrm.com/2020/10/29/ndps-aleana-young-unseats-minister-beaudry-mellor-in-regina-university/ "NDP’s Aleana Young unseats Minister Beaudry-Mellor in Regina University"]. CKRM, October 29, 2020. She represents the electoral district of Regina South Albert as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus.
Career
Prior to her election to the legislature, Young served on Regina's public school board and owned and operated a gourmet cheese shop.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cheese-takeaway-gourmet-1.4891032 "A cheese to please: entrepreneur gets Regina gourmet shop off and running"]. CBC News, November 4, 2018. She was pregnant during the election campaign and gave birth to a daughter the day before the election.David Lao, [https://globalnews.ca/news/7423929/saskatchewan-provincial-election-aleana-young/ "‘Ready to Deliver’: Saskatchewan NDP candidate gives birth on eve of provincial election"]. Global News, October 27, 2020.
She defeated Tina Beaudry-Mellor, the incumbent MLA from the Saskatchewan Party.
On November 4, 2020, Young was named NDP critic for Economy and Jobs, Immigration, Trade, Sask Builds, Central Services, SGI, and Sask Power, in addition to serving as the NDP deputy House Leader.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-04 |title=Saskatchewan NDP leader names shadow cabinet |url=https://www.cjme.com/2020/11/04/saskatchewan-ndp-leader-names-shadow-cabinet/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-11-20 |website=CJME |language=en}}
As of June 22, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition Whip and the Official Opposition critic for Jobs and Economy, Trade and Export Development, SaskPower, Energy and Resources, and Forestry.
In the 2024 Saskatchewan general election Young was re-elected in the newly created constituency of Regina South Albert.{{Cite web |title=Aleana Young Regina South Albert |url=https://www.saskndp.ca/rsa |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Saskatchewan NDP |language=en}}
Electoral history
{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2020|Regina University|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Aleana Young|3,478|49.98|+7.02}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Tina Beaudry-Mellor|3,136|45.07|-3.86}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Tanner Wallace|180|2.59|+0.23}}
{{CANelec|SK|PC|Debbie Knill|164|2.36|–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,958|99.17}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|58|0.83|+0.49}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,016|62.78|-1.45}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|11,175}}
{{CANelec/gain|SK|NDP|Saskatchewan|–}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan|}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2016|Regina University|percent=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Tina Beaudry-Mellor|3,418|48.93}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Aleana Young|3,001|42.96}}
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Silvia Volodko|401|5.74}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Yordanos Tesfamariam|165|2.36}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,985|99.66}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|24|0.34}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,009|64.23}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|10,913}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.sk.ca/candidates-political-parties/candidates/register-of-official-candidates-by-constituency---28th-general-election-final.pdf|title=Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL|publisher=Elections Saskatchewan|date=19 March 2016|accessdate=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404145539/http://www.elections.sk.ca/candidates-political-parties/candidates/register-of-official-candidates-by-constituency---28th-general-election-final.pdf|archivedate=4 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://cdn.elections.sk.ca/reports/2016%20Statement%20of%20Votes%20Volume%201.pdf|title=2016 General Election Results|publisher=Elections Saskatchewan|accessdate=11 October 2020}}}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3icqCD-dQo Campaign trail] for the 2020 general election by CBC News
{{Saskatchewan MLAs}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Category:Women MLAs in Saskatchewan
Category:Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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