Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)

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The Honourable
Mike Ellis
ECA MLA
Mike Ellis UCP.jpg
Deputy Premier of Alberta
Assumed office
June 9, 2023

Michael George Ellis ECA 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 Progressive Conservatives and later the United Conservative Party (UCP). Ellis was sworn in as Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services in Alberta. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a police officer.

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Background

Ellis was born and raised in Calgary, where he was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service between the years 2003 and 2015. [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, 2019, and 2023 provincial elections and has also been the government whip.

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

Ellis supported Danielle Smith during her leadership bid citing that she shares his "values for improving public safety." [4]

Premier Jason Kenney named Ellis as Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in a 2021 cabinet shuffle. [5]

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

Ellis was appointed Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services by Premier Danielle Smith on October 24, 2022 upon Smith's victory of the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election. [6]

In December 2022 Ellis updated the Alberta Police Act to include an independent committee that handles complaints made towards police. [7]

Ellis has introduced plans to have police carry mandatory body cams. [8]

Ellis gave the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) $4.4 million to combat gang and gun violence. [9]

During the 2023 Alberta general election, Ellis joined the far-right Rebel News' hosts Ezra Levant and Sheila Gunn Reid for their live-coverage of the event. [10] Ellis was sworn in again as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services on June 9, 2023. [11]

Deputy Premier of Alberta

Following the defeat of former Deputy Premier Kaycee Madu in the 2023 Alberta general election and cabinet reshuffling of Nathan Neudorf, Ellis was sworn in as the sole Deputy Premier of Alberta on June 9, 2023. [11] [12]

Election results

2023 Alberta general election : Calgary-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Mike Ellis 12,79356.67-9.44
New Democratic Joan Chand'oiseau9,46841.94+16.48
Green Jason McKee3131.39–
Total22,57499.15–
Rejected and declined1930.85
Turnout22,76766.25
Eligible voters34,363
United Conservative hold Swing -12.96
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta [13]
2019 Alberta general election : Calgary-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Mike Ellis 14,97466.11-6.08
New Democratic Gulshan Akter5,76825.47-2.34
Alberta Party Frank Penkala1,6107.11–
Liberal Yasna Oluic-Kovacevic2981.32–
Total22,651––
Rejected, spoiled and declined65406
Eligible electors / turnout32,57069.76%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.
2015 Alberta general election : Calgary-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Ellis 8,31246.79%2.50%
New Democratic Mizanur Rahman4,94027.81%24.72%
Wildrose Gerard Lucyshyn4,51225.40%-16.18%
Total17,764––
Rejected, spoiled and declined752022
Eligible electors / turnout31,60456.51%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.
Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West
Resignation of Ken Hughes on September 26, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Ellis 4,83644.29−5.56
Wildrose Sheila Taylor4,53041.58+4.25
Liberal David Khan 9278.51+1.05
New Democratic Brian Malkinson 3373.09+0.08
Alberta Party Troy Millington2642.42+1.45
Total10,894——
Rejected, spoiled and declined1771
Eligible electors / turnout30,541 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.

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