Doug Elniski is a

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politician and was a Member of the

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representing the constituency of

Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 2019. His ...

as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Elniski was born in Edmonton circa 1961. 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.

Political career

Elniski's win in

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. 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 The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A 2012 Alberta Senate nominee election, Senate nominee election was called for the same day. During the 2011 Progressive C ...

. 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. Opposition parties referred to his online posts regarding women as sexist and offensive. 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.https://calgaryherald.com/news/Twittering+disciplined/1727057/story.html

2008 general election

Personal life

Despite being 6'7" and the tallest member of the Alberta Legislature, Elniski used to drive a Daimler AG Smart GmbH, or smart car. He has recently traded it in for a full-sized truck.

References

Living people Politicians from Edmonton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub