Robyn Luff
Robyn Luff | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-East | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Moe Amery |
| Succeeded by | Peter Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1980 Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Party | Independent (2018–) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic (2015–2018) |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Robyn Luff (born June 3, 1980) is an Alberta politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-East as a member of the Alberta NDP caucus. She sat as an independent from November 2018 until the dissolution of legislature in March 2019 in preparation for that year's general election.[1][2]
Luff pulled off one of the biggest upsets on election night, as she defeated long time MLA Moe Amery to win the riding of Calgary-East.
On November 5, 2018, Luff made a statement announcing her refusal to sit in the Alberta legislature until changes were made to what she described as a "toxic culture" within the Alberta NDP caucus that prevented MLAs from expressing their views and properly representing their constituents.[3][4] The government denied the allegations and removed Luff from its caucus later that evening, stating that it had "lost confidence in her ability to participate as a productive and trustworthy member of the government caucus".[5][3]
Electoral record
[edit | edit source]| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robyn Luff | 5,506 | 39.18% | 30.44% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Moe Amery | 3,971 | 28.26% | -17.31% | ||||
| Wildrose | Ali Waissi | 3,633 | 25.85% | -12.57% | ||||
| Liberal | Naser Al-Kukhun | 806 | 5.74% | -0.26% | ||||
| Communist | Bonnie Devine | 138 | 0.98% | -0.29% | ||||
| Total | 14,054 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 61 | 40 | 32 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 34,585 | 40.91% | -2.72% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 1.89% | ||||||
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- 1980 births
- Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs
- Living people
- People from Duncan, British Columbia
- Politicians from Calgary
- Women MLAs in Alberta
- 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Politicians affected by a party expulsion process
- Alberta MLA stubs