Court Ellingson
Canadian politician from Alberta
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Court Ellingson (born July 1970) is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills in the 2023 Alberta general election.[2] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Technology and Innovation. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1970.[3][4]
Preceded byJason Luan
BornJuly 1970 (age 55)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Court Ellingson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Luan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1970 (age 55) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Party | Alberta NDP |
| University of Calgary | |
| Occupation | Consultant[1] |
Alongside Brooks Arcand-Paul and Janis Irwin, he is one of three out LGBT members of the current Alberta legislature.[5]
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Foothills | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Court Ellingson | 11,054 | 49.92 | +17.50 | ||||
| United Conservative | Jason Luan | 10,793 | 48.74 | -8.24 | ||||
| Independent | Keenan Demontigny | 190 | 0.86 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Kami Dass | 105 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Total | 22,142 | 99.27 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 162 | 0.73 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,304 | 61.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 36,006 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +12.87 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6] | ||||||||
