Doug Elniski

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2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Calder

Doug Elniski
MLA for Edmonton-Calder
In office 2008–2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Elniski	4,557	40.86%	7.83%
	New Democratic	David Eggen	4,356	39.05%	3.05%
	Liberal	Jim Kane	1,839	16.49%	-9.94%
	Green	Michael Brown	402	3.60%	–
Total			11,154	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			39	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			27,420	40.82%	-8.17%
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		-0.59%
Source(s) Source: "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 2008 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Personal life

Despite being 6'7" and the tallest member of the Alberta Legislature, Elniski used to drive a Daimler AG Smart GmbH, or smart car. ^[9] He has recently traded it in for a full-sized truck.

References

1. "Calder". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
2. "Speech from the Throne, February 4, 2010". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
3. "Alberta Votes 2008: Edmonton-Calder". Edmonton Journal. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
4. Parrish, Julia (January 18, 2012). "Edmonton-Calder MLA will not seek re-election". CTV Edmonton. CTV News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
5. O'Neill, Katherine (June 23, 2009). "Another Alberta MLA in hot water". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
6. Thomson, Graham (June 25, 2009). "Doug Elniski puts the twit in Twitter". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
7. "Tory MLA draws fire for offensive Twitter posts". Calgary Herald. June 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
8. https://calgaryherald.com/news/Twittering+disciplined/1727057/story.html%5B%5D
9. "Elniski's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography".