Sarah Elmeligi
Canadian politician
Sarah Elmeligi | |
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MLA for Banff-Kananaskis | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Miranda Rosin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-03-29) March 29, 1976 (age 48) Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1] |
Political party | NDP |
Residence | Canmore |
Education | Queensland University (PhD) University of Northern British Columbia (MSc) University of Alberta (BSc)[2] |
Occupation | Conservationist, businessperson, author, biologist[3] |
Sarah Elmeligi (born March 29, 1976)[4] is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party representing the riding of Banff-Kananaskis, succeeding UCP MLA Miranda Rosin. She is the only NDP MLA to represent a predominantly rural riding.[5] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Tourism, Sports and Recreation as well as for Environment, Parks and Climate.
Electoral history
2023 general election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Sarah Elmeligi | 11,562 | 49.70 | +7.67 | ||||
United Conservative | Miranda Rosin | 11,259 | 48.40 | -2.94 | ||||
Green | Regan Boychuk | 336 | 1.44 | – | ||||
Solidarity Movement | Kyle Jubb | 105 | 0.45 | – | ||||
Total | 23,262 | 98.93 | – | |||||
Rejected and declined | 252 | 1.07 | ||||||
Turnout | 23,514 | 67.49 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 34,841 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +5.31 | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
- ^ "Member Information".
- ^ "Member Information".
- ^ https://sarahelmeligi.albertandp.ca/
- ^ @ElmeligiSarah (March 29, 2024). "Happy Friday everyone! It's my birthday today! I just so happen to be turning 48!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Colgan, Greg (30 May 2023). "Sarah Elmeligi shown as top Banff-Kananaskis vote-getter as UCP, NDP candidates proclaim victory". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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