Christie Mjolsness
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Christie Mjolsness | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Calder | |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Lance White |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1955 |
| Party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Christine Mjolsness (born June 29, 1955) is a former provincial level politician and athlete from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.[1]
Mjolsness ran for public office in the 1982 Alberta general election. She ran in the electoral district of Edmonton-Calder as a candidate for the New Democrats against incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Tom Chambers but was defeated by a wide margin in a three-way race.[2] Chambers retired and she ran for a second time in the 1986 Alberta general election this time winning the seat and picking up the district for the New Democrats.[3] She ran for her second term in office in the 1989 Alberta general election defeating Liberal candidate Lance White and Progressive Conservative Aldo De Luca in a hotly contested three-way election.[4] Edmonton-Calder was abolished due to redistribution for the 1993 Alberta general election. Mjolsness ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton Roper, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Sine Chadi
