Riley Balsom

Riley Balsom is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador [House of Assembly] in Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde in the 2025 [Newfoundland and Labrador general election|2025 general election].

Background and political career

Balsom is the only son of Rick and Petrina Balsom. He attended Memorial University of Newfoundland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Before entering politics, he was a department manager at Walmart in Carbonear.
Balsom volunteered for over ten years as a member of the Progressive [Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative] district association for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde. He was elected to the town council of Heart's Content in the 2021 municipal elections. Balsom then successfully ran for the provincial legislature in 2025.