Craig Cheffins

Craig Cheffins is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary-Elbow riding. Running as a Liberal, he won the seat in a 2007 by-election, but lost the seat in the 2008 general election.

Craig Cheffins
MLA for Calgary-Elbow
In office
June 12, 2007 – March 3, 2008
Preceded byRalph Klein
Succeeded byAlison Redford
Personal details
Born1954/1955 (age 65–66)[1]
Political partyLiberal

Political life

A by-election was called to replace former premier Ralph Klein, who vacated the seat, after retiring as premier of Alberta.[2][3] He was considered a "prime candidate" in the by-election, according to Don Braid, of the Calgary Herald.,[2] and won the by-election by approximately 800 votes. The constituency had previously elected Progressive Conservative candidates in every election and by-election since 1971.

Previously Cheffins was the president of the Calgary community of Lakeview and involved in the West Hillhurst community associations.[2] He was also active in prior Liberal party campaigns.[2]

Cheffins was an active member of the Weaselhead Preservation Society.[4]

Cheffins lost the provincial election on March 3, 2008.

On September 11, 2008 Craig Cheffins announced he was supporting Dave Taylor for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party, and would be taking on the role of Campaign Co-Chair for that effort.[5]

Election results
2008 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlison Redford6,13042.08+3.75
LiberalCraig Cheffins5,71139.20−6.57
Wildrose AllianceDale Nelson9636.61+2.44
IndependentBarry Erskine9486.51
GreenJonathon Sheffield5263.61−1.99
New DemocraticGarnet Wilcox2901.99−1.31
Total valid votes 14,568100.00
Total rejected ballots 77
Turnout 14,64545.84
Eligible voters 31,947
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.16%
Alberta provincial by-election, June 12, 2007: Calgary-Elbow
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCraig Cheffins4,82345.77+9.24
Progressive ConservativeBrian Heninger4,03938.33−13.15
GreenGeorge Read5905.60+0.66
Alberta AllianceJane Morgan4394.17+0.56
New DemocraticAl Brown3483.30+0.75
Social CreditTrevor Grover1751.66+1.15
IndependentJeff Willerton1241.17–
Total valid votes 10,538100.00
Total rejected ballots 41
Turnout 10,57934.64
Eligible voters 30,538
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.20

Career

Cheffins' employer at the time of the 2007 by-election was Mount Royal College (MRC), where he was the Work Experience Coordinator of the Justice Studies department.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Braid, Don (2007-05-16). "Liberal undercurrent runs deep". Calgary Herald. CanWest Global Communications. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  3. McLean, Archie (2007-05-16). "Opposition eager to contest byelections: Liberals sense new weakness in Calgary Elbow riding now that Klein is out of the picture". Edmonton Journal. CanWest Global Communications. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  4. Saelhof, Todd (2007-05-14). "Grit feels Tories on de-Klein". Calgary Sun. Sun Media Corporation. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  5. Dave Taylor Leadership Campaign (2008-09-11). "Craig Cheffins Announced as Co-Chair - Teams up with Dave on Leadership Bid". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22.
  6. Services, Enrolment (2007). "MRCalendar2007-2008" (PDF). Mount Royal College. Retrieved 2008-03-25.


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