Riley Balsom (born August 13, 1996) 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 general election.
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 (PC) 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.