Craig Cheffins
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Craig Cheffins
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| birth_date ={{Birth based on age as of date|52|2007|6|10}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=dfde2c5a-f2e0-4a15-9c9a-eba371aa1b2e&sponsor= |title=Calgary-Elbow 'up for grabs' |access-date=2014-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215535/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=dfde2c5a-f2e0-4a15-9c9a-eba371aa1b2e&sponsor= |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}
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| office = MLA for Calgary-Elbow
| term_start = June 12, 2007
| term_end = March 3, 2008
| predecessor = Ralph Klein
| successor = Alison Redford
| party = Liberal
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Craig Cheffins is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary-Elbow riding. Running as a Liberal, he won the seat in a 2007 by-election, but lost the seat in the 2008 general election.
Political life
A by-election was called to replace former premier Ralph Klein, who vacated the seat, after retiring as premier of Alberta.{{cite news | first = Don | last = Braid | url = http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/columnists/story.html?id=1e69fdcb-dcaf-4b43-8196-971dd8c8db1f | title = Liberal undercurrent runs deep | work = Calgary Herald | publisher = CanWest Global Communications | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025075012/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/columnists/story.html?id=1e69fdcb-dcaf-4b43-8196-971dd8c8db1f | archive-date = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead }}{{cite news | first = Archie | last = McLean | url = http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=4ab18bff-8167-4be7-9907-88dd5a0ac5fc | title = Opposition eager to contest byelections: Liberals sense new weakness in Calgary Elbow riding now that Klein is out of the picture | work = Edmonton Journal | publisher = CanWest Global Communications | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025075552/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=4ab18bff-8167-4be7-9907-88dd5a0ac5fc | archive-date = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead }}
He was considered a "prime candidate" in the by-election, according to Don Braid, of the Calgary Herald., and won the by-election by approximately 800 votes. The constituency had previously elected Progressive Conservative candidates in every election and by-election since 1971.
Previously Cheffins was the president of the Calgary community of Lakeview and involved in the West Hillhurst community associations. He was also active in prior Liberal party campaigns.
Cheffins was an active member of the Weaselhead Preservation Society.{{cite news | first = Todd | last = Saelhof | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/14/4178504-sun.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/14/4178504-sun.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 23 June 2007 | title = Grit feels Tories on de-Klein | work = Calgary Sun | publisher = Sun Media Corporation | date = 2007-05-14 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}
Cheffins lost the provincial election on March 3, 2008.
On September 11, 2008 Craig Cheffins announced he was supporting Dave Taylor for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party, and would be taking on the role of Campaign Co-Chair for that effort.
{{cite web
|url = http://www.tayloralberta.ca/index.php?a=1&i=14
|title = Craig Cheffins Announced as Co-Chair - Teams up with Dave on Leadership Bid
|author = Dave Taylor Leadership Campaign
|date = 2008-09-11
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080922055112/http://tayloralberta.ca/index.php?a=1&i=14
|archivedate = 2008-09-22
}}
Election results
{{2008 Alberta general election/Calgary-Elbow}}
{{2007 Alberta provincial by-elections/Calgary-Elbow}}
Career
Cheffins' employer at the time of the 2007 by-election was Mount Royal College (MRC), where he was the Work Experience Coordinator of the Justice Studies department.{{cite news | first = Enrolment | last = Services | url = http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/academics/MRCalendar2007-2008.pdf | title = MRCalendar2007-2008 | publisher = Mount Royal College | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2008-03-25 }}
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{cite news | first = Rick | last = Bell | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/16/4184172-sun.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070518032108/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/16/4184172-sun.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 18 May 2007 | title = This could be a bye-bye election: Ed may get a Calgary Elbow to the head: Days of the Turnip Tories are long gone | work = Calgary Sun | publisher = Sun Media Corporation | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}
- {{cite news | first = Rick | last = Bell | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Bell_Rick/2007/05/18/4189658.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Bell_Rick/2007/05/18/4189658.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 23 June 2007 | title = The people of Poll 13 live in one of Calgary's luckiest districts ... and even here you can feel the discontent | work = Calgary Sun | publisher = Sun Media Corporation | date = 2007-05-18 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Politicians from Calgary
Category:Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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