Sue Olsen
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Sue Olsen is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 until 2001.
[edit] Political career
Olsen was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1997 Alberta general election. She defeated incumbent Andrew Beniuk to win her only term in office.[1]
While still an MLA Olsen ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons running in the electoral district of Edmonton Centre-East for the federal Liberals. The election was closely contested but, Olsen lost by 3000 votes to incumbent Member of Parliament Peter Golding.[2] Olsen only served a single term in office retiring at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.
[edit] References
- ^ Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election. Alberta Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Edmonton Centre-East. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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| Preceded by Andrew Beniuk |
MLA Edmonton Norwood 1997-2001 |
Succeeded by Gary Masyk |
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