Craig Coolahan

Craig Coolahan
Craig Coolahan
	Coolahan in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein
	In office; May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019
Eligible voters	34,392
	Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein

v t e 2015 Alberta general election : Calgary-Klein
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Craig Coolahan	8,098	44.29%	34.14%
	Progressive Conservative	Kyle Fawcett	4,878	26.68%	-14.54%
	Wildrose	Jeremy Nixon	4,206	23.00%	-11.58%
	Liberal	David Gamble	1,104	6.04%	-5.89%
Total			18,286	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			168	41	51
Eligible electors / turnout			34,702	53.33%	-2.15%
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		5.48%
Source(s) Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 151–153.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election : Calgary-Elbow
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Alison Redford	11,198	58.09	+16.01
	Wildrose	James Cole	5,509	28.58	+21.97
	Liberal	Beena Ashar	1,067	5.53	−33.67
	New Democratic	Craig Coolahan	761	3.95	+1.96
	Alberta Party	Greg Clark	518	2.69	–
	Evergreen	William Hamilton	225	1.17	−2.44
Total valid votes			19,278	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			257	–	–
Turnout			19,535	58.44	+12.60
Eligible voters			33,430	–	–

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↑ Hunt, Stephen (5 May 2015). "Calgary-Klein: NDP Coolahan upsets PC Fawcett". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
↑ Mang, Sarah (April 12, 2018). "'We put up with so much.' Servers shed light on harassment in the hospitality industry". StarMetro Calgary. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
↑ Mang, Sarah (April 12, 2018). "'We put up with so much.' Servers shed light on harassment in the hospitality industry". StarMetro Calgary. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
↑ Mertz, Emily (May 10, 2018). "Alberta bill would prevent hate groups from registering for official status". Global News. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
↑ Wood, James (10 May 2018). "Calgary NDP MLA introduces private members bill aimed at hate groups". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
↑ "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.
↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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[1] "Riding: Calgary-Klein". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

[2] Hunt, Stephen (5 May 2015). "Calgary-Klein: NDP Coolahan upsets PC Fawcett". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[3] Mang, Sarah (April 12, 2018). "'We put up with so much.' Servers shed light on harassment in the hospitality industry". StarMetro Calgary. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[4] Mang, Sarah (April 12, 2018). "'We put up with so much.' Servers shed light on harassment in the hospitality industry". StarMetro Calgary. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[5] Mertz, Emily (May 10, 2018). "Alberta bill would prevent hate groups from registering for official status". Global News. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[6] Wood, James (10 May 2018). "Calgary NDP MLA introduces private members bill aimed at hate groups". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[7] "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[8] Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1 . Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[9] Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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Craig Coolahan
Coolahan in 2015

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein
In office May 5, 2015 –March 19, 2019
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	United Conservative	Jeremy Nixon	10,473	47.62	-3.65	$71,085
	New Democratic	Craig Coolahan	8,776	39.90	-2.63	$42,716
	Alberta Party	Kara Levis	1,842	8.37	–	$18,147
	Liberal	Michael Macdonald	396	1.80	-4.06	$1,598
	Green	Janine St. Jean	294	1.34	+1.23	$750
	Alberta Independence	C.W. Alexander	214	0.97	–	$3,445
Total			21,995	99.05	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			210	0.95
Turnout			22,205	64.56
Eligible voters			34,392
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		-0.51
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta ^[7]^[8]^[9] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.