Sue Olsen is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 until 2001.
Political career
[edit]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.[1]
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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1997 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Edmonton Centre-East". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
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