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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Craig Cheffins
| smallimage = Craig_cheffins.jpg
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| birth_date ={{Birth based on age as of date|52|2007|6|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=dfde2c5a-f2e0-4a15-9c9a-eba371aa1b2e&sponsor= |title=Calgary-Elbow 'up for grabs' |access-date=2014-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215535/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=dfde2c5a-f2e0-4a15-9c9a-eba371aa1b2e&sponsor= |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_place =
| residence = 
| office = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|MLA]] for [[Calgary-Elbow]]
| term_start = June 12, 2007
| term_end = March 3, 2008
| predecessor = [[Ralph Klein]]
| successor = [[Alison Redford]]
| party = [[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| religion =
| occupation =
}}

'''Craig Cheffins''' is a former member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] for the [[Calgary-Elbow]] riding. Running as a [[Alberta Liberal Party|Liberal]], he won the seat in a 2007 by-election, but lost the seat in the [[2008 Alberta general election|2008 general election]].

==Political life==
A by-election was called to replace former premier [[Ralph Klein]], who vacated the seat, after retiring as [[premier]] of [[Alberta]].<ref name=braid>{{cite news | first = Don | last = Braid | url = http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/columnists/story.html?id=1e69fdcb-dcaf-4b43-8196-971dd8c8db1f | title = Liberal undercurrent runs deep | work = [[Calgary Herald]] | publisher = [[CanWest Global Communications]] | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025075012/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/columnists/story.html?id=1e69fdcb-dcaf-4b43-8196-971dd8c8db1f | archive-date = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Archie | last = McLean | url = http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=4ab18bff-8167-4be7-9907-88dd5a0ac5fc | title = Opposition eager to contest byelections: Liberals sense new weakness in Calgary Elbow riding now that Klein is out of the picture | work = [[Edmonton Journal]] | publisher = [[CanWest Global Communications]] | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025075552/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=4ab18bff-8167-4be7-9907-88dd5a0ac5fc | archive-date = 2012-10-25 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
He was considered a "prime candidate" in the by-election, according to Don Braid, of the [[Calgary Herald]].,<ref name=braid /> and won the by-election by approximately 800 votes.  The constituency had previously elected Progressive Conservative candidates in every election and by-election since 1971.

Previously Cheffins was the president of the Calgary community of [[Lakeview, Calgary|Lakeview]] and involved in the [[West Hillhurst, Calgary|West Hillhurst]] community associations.<ref name=braid />  He was also active in prior Liberal party campaigns.<ref name=braid />

Cheffins was an active member of the Weaselhead Preservation Society.<ref>{{cite news | first = Todd | last = Saelhof | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/14/4178504-sun.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/14/4178504-sun.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 23 June 2007 | title = Grit feels Tories on de-Klein | work = [[Calgary Sun]] | publisher = [[Sun Media Corporation]] | date = 2007-05-14 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}</ref>

Cheffins lost the provincial election on March 3, 2008.

On September 11, 2008 Craig Cheffins announced he was supporting [[Dave Taylor (Canadian politician)|Dave Taylor]] for the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party, and would be taking on the role of Campaign Co-Chair for that effort.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.tayloralberta.ca/index.php?a=1&i=14
|title = Craig Cheffins Announced as Co-Chair - Teams up with Dave on Leadership Bid
|author = Dave Taylor Leadership Campaign
|date = 2008-09-11
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080922055112/http://tayloralberta.ca/index.php?a=1&i=14
|archivedate = 2008-09-22
}}</ref>

== Election results ==
{{2008 Alberta general election/Calgary-Elbow}}

{{2007 Alberta provincial by-elections/Calgary-Elbow}}

==Career==
Cheffins' employer at the time of the 2007 by-election was [[Mount Royal College]] (MRC), where he was the Work Experience Coordinator of the Justice Studies department.<ref>{{cite news | first = Enrolment | last = Services | url = http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/academics/MRCalendar2007-2008.pdf | title = MRCalendar2007-2008 | publisher = [[Mount Royal College]] | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2008-03-25 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite news | first = Rick | last = Bell | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/16/4184172-sun.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070518032108/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/05/16/4184172-sun.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 18 May 2007 | title = This could be a bye-bye election: Ed may get a Calgary Elbow to the head: Days of the Turnip Tories are long gone | work = [[Calgary Sun]] | publisher = [[Sun Media Corporation]] | date = 2007-05-16 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}
*{{cite news | first = Rick | last = Bell | url = http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Bell_Rick/2007/05/18/4189658.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Columnists/Bell_Rick/2007/05/18/4189658.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 23 June 2007 | title = The people of Poll 13 live in one of Calgary's luckiest districts ... and even here you can feel the discontent | work = [[Calgary Sun]] | publisher = [[Sun Media Corporation]] | date = 2007-05-18 | accessdate = 2007-05-20 }}

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