Sue Olsen

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Sue Olsen is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 until 2001.

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Political career

Olsen was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1997 Alberta general election. She defeated incumbent Andrew Beniuk to win her only term in office. [1]

Olsen resigned her seat in the Alberta Legislature to run for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Edmonton Centre-East as a federal Liberal candidate in the 2000 federal election. The election was closely contested but, Olsen lost by 3000 votes to incumbent Member of Parliament Peter Goldring. [2]

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References

  1. "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. "Edmonton Centre-East". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by MLA Edmonton Norwood
1997–2001
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