Sue Olsen

Olsen was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1997 Alberta general election. She defeated incumbent Andrew Beniuk to win her only term in office.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1997&Constit=Edmonton-Norwood| title=Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage | accessdate=2008-03-08}}

Olsen resigned her seat in the Alberta Legislature to run for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the electoral district of Edmonton Centre-East as a federal Liberal candidate in the 2000 federal election. The election was closely contested but, Olsen lost by 3000 votes to incumbent Member of Parliament Peter Goldring.{{cite web|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9995|title=Edmonton Centre-East|publisher=Parliament of Canada| accessdate=February 27, 2010}}

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