Doug Elniski | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Edmonton-Calder | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | David Eggen |
| Succeeded by | David Eggen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 62–63) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | industrial safety professional |
Doug Elniski is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Edmonton-Calder as a Progressive Conservative.
Elniski was born in Edmonton circa 1961.[1][2] Prior to being elected, Elniski worked in a variety of fields, including safety management, resource management, construction, adult education, and business consulting. He is the CEO and owner of a residential and land development/rehabilitation company. Elniski is a former volunteer firefighter.
Elniski's win in Edmonton-Calder represented a gain for the Progressive Conservatives. He won the constituency from first-term NDP MLA David Eggen, in a very tight race edging Eggen out by 178 votes.[3] Elniski is the fourth MLA to represent Edmonton-Calder, a working class riding, in the last four election cycles.
Elniski would retire from politics prior to the 2012 Alberta general election.[4]
Political Controversy
In June 2009, Elniski's political career hit a bump in the road when imprudent comments he had posted on the internet site Twitter made national headlines.[5][6] Opposition parties referred to his online posts regarding women as sexist and offensive.[7]
Elniski was lucky not to draw the ire of Premier Ed Stelmach who was already trying to quell controversy over ignorant comments made by other party MLAs.[8]
| 2008 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Calder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Elniski | 4,557 | 40.86% | 7.83% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Eggen | 4,356 | 39.05% | 3.05% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Kane | 1,839 | 16.49% | -9.94% | ||||
| Green | Michael Brown | 402 | 3.60% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,154 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 39 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,420 | 40.82% | -8.17% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | -0.59% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-Calder Official Results 2008 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
Despite being 6'7" and the tallest member of the Alberta Legislature, Elniski used to drive a Daimler AG Smart GmbH, or smart car.[9] He has recently traded it in for a full-sized truck.