Shaye Anderson

Shaye Quinn Anderson ECA (born March 21,^[1] 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Leduc-Beaumont.^[4] A New Democrat, Anderson defeated longtime MLA George Rogers in an election that saw the NDP win a majority government, the first government change the province had seen since 1971. On January 19, 2017, Anderson was sworn in as minister of municipal affairs.^[5]

The Honourable Shaye Anderson ECA
Minister of Municipal Affairs of Alberta
In office January 19, 2017 – April 30, 2019
Preceded by	Danielle Larivee
Succeeded by	Kaycee Madu
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Leduc-Beaumont
In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded by	George Rogers
Succeeded by	Brad Rutherford
Personal details
Born	Shaye Quinn Anderson (1975-03-21) March 21, 1975 (age 50)[1] Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse	Kelly Edwards[2]
Residence	Duncan, British Columbia[3]
Alma mater	Malaspina University-College
Occupation	Install and repair technician, union steward

Anderson was defeated in the 2019 Alberta general election by United Conservative Party candidate Brad Rutherford.^[6] Following his defeat, Anderson moved back to his hometown of Duncan, British Columbia; in 2021, he sought the federal NDP nomination for Nanaimo—Ladysmith though was defeated.^[3][7]

Anderson attended Cowichan Secondary School, graduating in 1993.^[8] He is an install and repair technician for Telus and a shop union steward.^[2][9][10] He is from Duncan, British Columbia and has a diploma in physical education from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, British Columbia^[11]

His pronounced facial hair drew some attention after his election, with one columnist for the National Post calling it "the most conspicuous and healthy beard seen in Canadian politics this side of the 19th century."^[12]

Electoral history

2019 general election

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Leduc-Beaumont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Brad Rutherford	14,982	58.40	+2.70
	New Democratic	Shaye Anderson	7,251	28.27	-11.84
	Alberta Party	Robb Connelly	2,206	8.60	+5.82
	Alberta Advantage Party	Gil Poitras	304	1.19	–
	Freedom Conservative	Jeff Rout	258	1.01	–
	Liberal	Chris Fenske	212	0.83	–
	Green	Jennifer R. Roach	203	0.79	-0.62
	Alberta Independence	Kevin Dunn	165	0.64	–
	Independent	Sharon Maclise	71	0.28	–
Total			25,652	99.05	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			247	0.95	–
Turnout			25,899	72.54
Eligible electors			35,705
	United Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+7.27
Source(s) Source: "69 - Leduc-Beaumont, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2015 general election

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Leduc-Beaumont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Shaye Anderson	8,321	37.82%	29.35%
	Wildrose	Sharon Smith	6,543	29.74%	-2.10%
	Progressive Conservative	George A. Rogers	6,225	28.29%	-22.99%
	Alberta Party	Bert Hoogewoonink	612	2.78%	0.02%
	Green	Josh Drozda	301	1.37%	0.16%
Total			22,002	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			81	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			37,889	58.28%	5.91%
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		-5.68%
Source(s) Source: "67 - Leduc-Beaumont, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.