Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)

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Mike Ellis
MLA
Mike Ellis UCP.jpg
Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Assumed office
July 8, 2021
Preceded byOffice created
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-West
Assumed office
October 27, 2014
Preceded byKen Hughes
Personal details
Born (1973-01-09) January 9, 1973 (age 49)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (until 2017)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • police officer

Michael George Ellis MLA (born January 9, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has represented Calgary-West in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 2014, sitting as a member of the United Conservative Party (UCP). Ellis is the associate minister of mental health and addictions in Alberta. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a police officer.

Background[]

Ellis was born and raised in Calgary, where he was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service.[1]

He is married with three children.[2]

Political career[]

Ellis was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 27, 2014 as a Progressive Conservative (PC).[1] He was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 and has also been the government whip since April 30, 2019.

He had previously challenged his predecessor, Ken Hughes, in a nomination contest in the same district for the 2012 Alberta general election,[3]

Associate minister[]

Premier Jason Kenny named Ellis as Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in a 2021 cabinet shuffle.[4]

Election results[]

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Mike Ellis 14,974 66.11 -6.08
New Democratic Gulshan Akter 5,768 25.47 -2.34
Alberta Party Frank Penkala 1,610 7.11 –
Liberal Yasna Oluic-Kovacevic 298 1.32 –
Total 22,651 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 65 40 6
Eligible electors / Turnout 32,570 69.76% 13.25%
United Conservative hold Swing
Source(s)
Source: "26 - Calgary-West, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Ellis 8,312 46.79% 2.50%
New Democratic Mizanur Rahman 4,940 27.81% 24.72%
Wildrose Gerard Lucyshyn 4,512 25.40% -16.18%
Total 17,764 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 75 20 22
Eligible electors / Turnout 31,604 56.51% 20.78%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source(s)
Source: "27 - Calgary-West, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West
Resignation of Ken Hughes on September 26, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Ellis 4,836 44.29 −5.56
Wildrose Sheila Taylor 4,530 41.58 +4.25
Liberal David Khan 927 8.51 +1.05
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 337 3.09 +0.08
Alberta Party Troy Millington 264 2.42 +1.45
Total 10,894 — —
Rejected, spoiled and declined 17 7 1
Eligible electors / turnout 30,541 35.73 —
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Calgary-West elects PC Party's Mike Ellis". CBC News, October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Calgary-West: The issues, the candidates". Calgary Sun, October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mike Ellis out of second PC party Calgary-West contest" Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Calgary Herald, February 21, 2012.
  4. ^ von Scheel, Elise; Bellefontaine, Michelle (July 8, 2021). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet". CBC News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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