Robyn Luff

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name =Robyn Luff

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1980|6|3}}

| birth_place =Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

| residence =Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-East

| predecessor=Moe Amery

| term_start = May 5, 2015

| term_end = March 19, 2019

| successor = Peter Singh

| party = Independent (2018–)

| otherparty = New Democratic (2015–2018)

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| occupation =Teacher

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Robyn Luff (born June 3, 1980) is an Alberta politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-East as a member of the Alberta NDP caucus. She sat as an independent from November 2018 to March 2019, when the legislature was dissolved for that year's general election.{{cite news|first=Trevor |last=Howell |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/riding-calgary-east |title=Riding: Calgary-East| publisher=Calgary Herald |date=April 25, 2015 |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}{{cite news|first=Emma |last=McIntosh |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/newly-elected-ndp-luff-wants-focus-on-education-in-calgary-east |title=Newly-elected NDP Luff wants focus on education in Calgary-East |publisher=Calgary Herald |date=May 6, 2015 |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}

Luff pulled off one of the biggest upsets on election night, as she defeated long time MLA Moe Amery to win the riding of Calgary-East.

On November 5, 2018, Luff made a statement announcing her refusal to sit in the Alberta legislature until changes were made to what she described as a "toxic culture" within the Alberta NDP caucus that prevented MLAs from expressing their views and properly representing their constituents.{{cite news|first=Michelle |last=Bellefontaine |url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4892787 |title=MLA turfed from caucus after saying Notley's NDP gov't 'a culture of fear and intimidation' |publisher=CBC News |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}{{cite web|first1=Clare |last1=Clancy |first2=Emma |last2=Graney |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/ndp-mla-robyn-luff-alleges-bullying-within-party-leaves-legislature-in-protest |title=NDP MLA Robyn Luff removed from caucus after alleging bullying within party |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=November 5, 2018 |accessdate=October 20, 2023}} The government denied the allegations and removed Luff from its caucus later that evening, stating that it had "lost confidence in her ability to participate as a productive and trustworthy member of the government caucus".{{cite web |title=MLA Luff Removed from Government Caucus |url=https://albertandpcaucus.ca/news-events/post/mla-luff-removed-from-government-caucus |website=albertandpcaucus.ca}}