Court Ellingson

Court Ellingson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Jason Luan
Personal details
Born	Victoria, British Columbia[1]
Political party	NDP
Alma mater	University of Calgary
Occupation	Consultant[2]

Court Ellingson is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills in the 2023 Alberta general election.^[3] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Technology and Innovation.

Alongside Brooks Arcand-Paul and Janis Irwin, he is one of three out LGBT members of the current Alberta legislature.^[4]

Electoral history

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Foothills
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Court Ellingson	11,054	49.92	+17.50
	United Conservative	Jason Luan	10,793	48.74	-8.24
	Independent	Keenan Demontigny	190	0.86	–
	Solidarity Movement	Kami Dass	105	0.47	–
Total			22,142	99.27	–
Rejected and declined			162	0.73
Turnout			22,304	61.95
Eligible voters			36,006
	New Democratic gain from United Conservative		Swing		+12.87
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[5]

References

1. "Member Information".
2. https://courtellingson.albertandp.ca/
3. "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Foothills | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
4. Aryn Toombs, "‘Albertans get shit done’: LGBTQ2S+ community gears up for political, court fight against Alberta Government". LiveWire Calgary, February 3, 2024.
5. "12 - Calgary-Foothills". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.