Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)

Michael George Ellis (born January 9, 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-West in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 27, 2014 during the 29th Alberta Legislature.[1] He is a member of the United Conservative Party and has served as government whip since April 30, 2019.

Mike Ellis MLA
Deputy Leader of the United Conservative Party
In office July 25, 2017 – October 30, 2017
Leader	Nathan Cooper
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Leela Aheer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-West
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2014
Preceded by	Ken Hughes
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1973 Calgary, Alberta
Political party	United Conservative
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (until 2017)
Occupation	police officer

He had previously challenged his predecessor, Ken Hughes, in a nomination contest in the same district for the 2012 Alberta general election,[2]

Prior to election, Ellis was a police sergeant with the Calgary Police Service.[1] Born and raised in Calgary, he is married with three children.[3]

Election results

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Mike Ellis	14,974	66.11	-6.09
	New Democratic	Gulshan Akter	5,768	25.47	-2.33
	Alberta Party	Frank Penkala	1,610	7.11	+4.63
	Liberal	Yasna Oluic-Kovacevic	298	1.32	-7.81
Total valid votes			22,650
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Registered electors			31,816
Turnout			71.20%

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Ellis	8,312	46.8
	New Democratic	Mizanur Rahman	4,940	27.8
	Wildrose	Gerard Lucyshyn	4,512	25.4
Total valid votes			17,764	100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined			117
Turnout			17,881	56.6
Eligible voters			31,604
Source: Elections Alberta[4]

Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West Resignation of Ken Hughes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Ellis	4,843	44.44	−5.51
	Wildrose	Sheila Taylor	4,528	41.55	+4.22
	Liberal	David Khan	926	8.50	+1.04
	New Democratic	Brian Malkinson	336	3.08	+0.07
	Alberta Party	Troy Millington	265	2.43	+1.46
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-
Elections Alberta[5]

References

1. "Calgary-West elects PC Party's Mike Ellis". CBC News, October 27, 2014.
2. "Mike Ellis out of second PC party Calgary-West contest" Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Calgary Herald, February 21, 2012.
3. "Calgary-West: The issues, the candidates". Calgary Sun, October 25, 2014.
4. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
5. "Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 19 May 2016.