Aleana Young | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina University | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tina Beaudry-Mellor |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Education | McGill University |
| Occupation | business owner |
Aleana Young (A-leena) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Regina University as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Young served on Regina's public school board and owned and operated a gourmet cheese shop.[2] She was pregnant during the election campaign and gave birth to a daughter the day before the election.[3]
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.[4]
In the 2024 Saskatchewan general election Young will contest the newly created constituency of Regina South Albert.[5]
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Regina University | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Aleana Young | 3,478 | 49.98 | +7.02 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Tina Beaudry-Mellor | 3,136 | 45.07 | -3.86 | ||||
| Green | Tanner Wallace | 180 | 2.59 | +0.23 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Debbie Knill | 164 | 2.36 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,958 | 99.17 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.83 | +0.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,016 | 62.78 | -1.45 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,175 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Regina University | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Tina Beaudry-Mellor | 3,418 | 48.93 | |||||
| New Democratic | Aleana Young | 3,001 | 42.96 | |||||
| Liberal | Silvia Volodko | 401 | 5.74 | |||||
| Green | Yordanos Tesfamariam | 165 | 2.36 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,985 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,009 | 64.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,913 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[6][7] | ||||||||