Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)
| Mike Ellis MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-West | |
|
Assumed office October 27, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 9, 1973 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | United Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2017) |
| Occupation | police officer |
Michael David Ellis (born January 9, 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 27, 2014.[1] He represents the electoral district of Calgary-West as a member of the United Conservative Party.
He had previously challenged his predecessor, Ken Hughes, in a nomination contest in the same district for the Alberta general election, 2012,[2]
Prior to election, Ellis was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service.[1] Born and raised in Calgary, he is married with three children.[3]
Election results
| Alberta general election, 2015: Calgary-West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 8,312 | 46.8 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mizanur Rahman | 4,940 | 27.8 | |||||
| Wildrose | Gerard Lucyshyn | 4,512 | 25.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 17,764 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 117 | |||||||
| Turnout | 17,881 | 56.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,604 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta[4] | ||||||||
| Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West Resignation of Ken Hughes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 4,843 | 44.44 | -5.51 | ||||
| Wildrose | Sheila Taylor | 4,528 | 41.55 | +4.22 | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 926 | 8.50 | +1.04 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 336 | 3.08 | +0.07 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Troy Millington | 265 | 2.43 | +1.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Elections Alberta[5] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Calgary-West elects PC Party's Mike Ellis". CBC News, October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Ellis out of second PC party Calgary-West contest". Calgary Herald, February 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Calgary-West: The issues, the candidates". Calgary Sun, October 25, 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ↑ "Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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