Carol Haley

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name = Carol Haley
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office1 = MLA for Three Hills-Airdrie
term_start1 = 1993
term_end1 = 1997
predecessor1 = New District
successor1 = District Abolished
office2 = MLA for Airdrie-Rocky View
term_start2 = 1997
term_end2 = 2004
predecessor2 = New District
successor2 = District Abolished
office3 = MLA for Airdrie-Chestermere
term_start3 = 2004
term_end3 = 2008
predecessor3 = New District
successor3 = Rob Anderson
party = Progressive Conservative
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Carol Haley is a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2008.

Political career

Haley was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election. She defeated Liberal incumbent Don MacDonald to win the new electoral district of Three Hills-Airdrie for the Progressive Conservatives.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1993&Constit=Three_Hills-Airdrie| title=Three Hills-Airdrie results 1993| publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-04-18]

Three Hills-Airidie was abolished due to redistribution for the 1997 Alberta general election. She ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Airdrie-Rocky View. Haley defeated three other candidates with a super majority.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1997&Constit=Airdrie-Rocky_View| title=Airdrie_Rocky View results 1997| publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-04-18] She ran for a third term in office in the 2001 Alberta general election. cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=2001&Constit=Airdrie-Rocky_View| title=Airdrie_Rocky View results 2001| publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-04-18] She won with the largest win of her political career topping 70% of the popular vote.

Airdrie-Rocky View was abolished due to redistribution in 2004, she ran for her last term in office in the Airdrie-Chestermere electoral district. In that election Haley faced six other candidates. She won the new district with a landslide, but her plurality was greatly reduced from her win in 2001.cite web|url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/43.pdf |title=Airdrie-Chestermere Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election | publisher=Elections Alberta | accessdate=2008-03-08] She did not seek re-election in the 2008 election.

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]