Carrie Ann Bryant

Carolyn Ann Bryant (born 1955) is an Acadian politician and environmental activist.

Acadia Senate (since 2006)
Bryant was first elected to the Acadia Senate in 2006 from the 66th legislative district. She was one of only 8 Green senators. Bryant has been re-elected in every election since.

In 2012, Bryant was re-districted to the 78th district. In 2018, she was re-districted to the 79th district.

Green Party leadership roles
In 2012, Bryant was elected the Green Party whip. As whip, she was the second-in-command under Leader Thomas Brown.

On June 14, 2013, Green Leader Thomas Brown was killed in a plane accident. In her capacity as whip, Bryant became Acting Leader after Brown's death. On June 16, Bryant announced a special leadership election for June 28.

On June 17, Bryant confirmed her intent to run in the leadership election. Other leadership candidates were: Amy Landy, Nicole Stevens, and John Oppelham. Bryant came in second place with 34% of the vote. Amy Landy won with 52%.

Bryant was re-elected party whip in 2014.

Leader of the Green Party (since 2016)
On September 5, 2016 (four days after winning re-election to the Senate), Bryant announced her campaign in the Green Party leadership election. She challenged incumbent Amy Landy and Marco Andersson.

On September 30, Bryant won the first round of tabulation (ranked-choice ballots are used in Green Party leadership elections). She and Landy advanced to the second round, where Bryant won 58-42%.

Bryant was re-elected as Leader in 2018.

Prime Minister elections (2016 and 2018)
As party leader, Bryant was the Green nominee for Prime Minister in both the 2016 and 2018 elections. In 2016, she was eliminated in the second round.

In 2018, Bryant placed third, being eliminated in the fifth round with 87 votes. This was the best results for a Green Party senator in a Prime Minister election.