Christie Mjolsness

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Christie Mjolsness
Member of the
Lance White
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 68)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party

Christine “Christie” Mjolsness (born June 29, 1955) is a former provincial level politician and athlete from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.[1]

Political career

Mjolsness ran for public office in the

Lance White and Progressive Conservative Aldo De Luca in a hotly contested three-way election.[4] Edmonton-Calder was abolished due to redistribution for the 1993 Alberta general election. Mjolsness ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton Roper, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Sine Chadi

Athletics

After her political career Mjolsness became a competitive

USA.[5] In 2002 she competed with the Edmonton Whitewater Paddlers Open Women's Team in the 3rd Canadian National Canoe Polo Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.[6]

In 2005 she competed in the St. Albert Fall Challenge 10 km Half Marathon. She finished 132nd overall with a time of 2:28:19.[7] She last entered in the Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run 2007. In that race she finished 333rd place out of 415 runners overall and 15th in her age group out of 23 with a time of 2:16:06.[8]

References

  1. . Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. ^ "Edmonton-Calder results 1982". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ "Edmonton-Calder results 1986". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ "Edmonton-Calder results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  5. ^ "Team Canada". Team Canoe Kayak Canada. Archived from the original on 2005-02-16. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  6. ^ "Canadian Canoe Polo Championships Results" (PDF). Team Canoe Kayak Canada. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  7. ^ "St. Albert Fall Challenge Results". Results Canada. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  8. ^ "Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run 2007 Half Marathon Results". The Running Room. Retrieved 2008-04-28.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by MLA Edmonton-Calder
1986-1993
Succeeded by
Lance White