Craig Coolahan
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Craig Coolahan | |
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 Coolahan in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kyle Fawcett |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1970 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Union Representative |
Craig Thomas Coolahan (born November 16, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Klein.[1]
Coolahan was born in Toronto to parents Thomas and Suzanne and grew up in the suburb of Scarborough. He has one brother, Christopher, and they both attended Hunter's Glen Public School, Charles Gordon Junior High, and David and Mary Thomson High School.
After high school he worked at an insurance company in Toronto for a few years and returned to school in 1993. He attended Okanagan University College (now UBC Okanagan) and achieved an Bachelor of Arts degree in English from UBC in conjunction with OUC. In 2001 he completed a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops (now Thompson Rivers University).
Coolahan spent several years as a writer and editor in many capacities, including 10 years as a technical writer. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and co-wrote two vocational how-to books.
In 2012, Coolahan left writing and editing and became a Business Agent for the United Utilities Workers' Association.
After moving to Calgary in 2003, he became politically active on issues such as health care, education and housing.
He ran for the Alberta NDP in the 2012 provincial general election in the riding of Calgary-Elbow, losing to the would-be Premier Alison Redford.
He ran again in 2015, winning the seat for Calgary-Klein, when the provincial NDP swept to a majority.
Coolahan married Sarah Somasundaram in 2010 and they have two children: Mehna Grace (b.2011) and Kieran Shanta Thomas (b.2014). They live in Calgary in the neighbourhood of Capitol Hill.
Electoral record
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 10,473 | 47.62 | -3.65 | $71,085 | |||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,776 | 39.90 | -2.63 | $42,716 | |||
| Alberta Party | Kara Levis | 1,842 | 8.37 | – | $18,147 | |||
| Liberal | Michael Macdonald | 396 | 1.80 | -4.06 | $1,598 | |||
| Green | Janine St. Jean | 294 | 1.34 | +1.23 | $750 | |||
| Alberta Independence | C.W. Alexander | 214 | 0.97 | – | $3,445 | |||
| Total | 21,995 | 99.05 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 210 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,205 | 64.56 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,392 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -0.51 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[2][3][4] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,098 | 44.29% | 34.14% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 4,878 | 26.68% | -14.54% | ||||
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 4,206 | 23.00% | -11.58% | ||||
| Liberal | David Gamble | 1,104 | 6.04% | -5.89% | ||||
| Total | 18,286 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 168 | 41 | 51 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 34,702 | 53.33% | -2.15% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 5.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "17 - Calgary-Klein, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 151–153. | ||||||||
Template:Alberta provincial election, 2012/Electoral District/Calgary-Elbow
References
- ^ "Riding: Calgary-Klein". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "15 - Calgary-Klein, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 58–62. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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