Court Ellingson

Court Ellingson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byJason Luan
Personal details
BornVictoria, British Columbia[1]
Political partyAlberta NDP
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
OccupationConsultant[2]

Court Ellingson 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.[3] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Technology and Innovation.

Alongside Brooks Arcand-Paul and Janis Irwin, he is one of three out LGBT members of the current Alberta legislature.[4]

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[5]

References

  1. ^ "Member Information".
  2. ^ https://courtellingson.albertandp.ca/
  3. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Foothills | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ^ Aryn Toombs, "‘Albertans get shit done’: LGBTQ2S+ community gears up for political, court fight against Alberta Government". LiveWire Calgary, February 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "12 - Calgary-Foothills". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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