- Calgary Elbow
Infobox Canada electoral district
name =Calgary-Elbow
province =Alberta
caption =2004 boundaries
prov-rep =Alison Redford
prov-rep-link =
prov-rep-party =Progressive Conservative
prov-rep-party-link =Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
prov-status =active
prov-created =1971
prov-abolished =
prov-created2 =
prov-election-first =1971
prov-election-last =2008Calgary-Elbow is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofAlberta ,Canada . Its current MLA isAlison Redford , a Progressive Conservative, who defeated incumbent Liberal candidateCraig Cheffins in the 2008 Alberta general election.The riding was created in 1971 from the southeast part of
Calgary Glenmore and the southwest Part of the old Calgary South riding. Since 1971 the riding has been held by 4 MLAs, all of them Progressive Conservative except Craig Cheffins, who represented the riding from the 2007 by-election to the 2008 general election. Prior to this, it was the home riding of Progressive ConservativePremier Ralph Klein between1989 and when he vacated it on January 15th, 2007. Until this time (at which it was won by a Liberal candidate) it was seen as a Progressive Conservative stronghold.Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
"Voters had the option of selecting 4 Candidates on the Ballot"
2004 - 2008
1971 - 1979
References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]
* [http://craigcheffins.com/ Calgary-Elbow Constituency Website]
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