| Intro | Alberta politician |
| Is | Politician |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 9 January 1973, Calgary |
| Age: | 47 years |
Michael David Ellis (born January 9, 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 27, 2014. He represents the electoral district of Calgary-West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.
He had previously challenged his predecessor, Ken Hughes, in a nomination contest in the same district for the Alberta general election, 2012,
Prior to election, Ellis was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service. Born and raised in Calgary, he is married with three children.
Election results
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 8,318 | 46.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | Mizanur Rahman | 4,939 | 27.8% | |||||
| Wildrose | Gerard Lucyshyn | 4,488 | 25.3% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
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Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 4,843 | 44.44% | |||||
| Wildrose | Sheila Taylor | 4,528 | 41.55% | |||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 926 | 8.50% | |||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 336 | 3.08% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Troy Millington | 265 | 2.43% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Elections Alberta. | ||||||||