Mo Elsalhy

Mo Elsalhy (born 20 March 1971) is a politician, pharmacist and businessman from Alberta, Canada.^[1] He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Alberta in 1994.

Mo Elsalhy
MLA for Edmonton-McClung
In office 22 November 2004 – 3 March 2008
Preceded by	Mark Norris
Succeeded by	David Xiao
Personal details
Born	20 March 1971 Egypt
Political party	Alberta Party
Other political affiliations	Liberal (former)
Children	3
Residence	Edmonton
Occupation	Pharmacist

Political career

Elsalhy contested the nomination for Edmonton McClung against Maurice Tougas in 2004, and started campaigning three months before the nomination day. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing Edmonton McClung in the 2004 general election for the Alberta Liberal Party. Despite being heavily outspent, he defeated Mark Norris, the only cabinet minister to lose a seat in this election. He was then assigned the role of Critic for the Government Services and Innovation and Science portfolios by Opposition Leader Kevin Taft. He was also made Deputy House Leader and was chosen Shadow Minister of Justice and Attorney General and Shadow Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security. He also chaired the Democratic Renewal Committee for the Official Opposition and was appointed Deputy Chair of the all-party Standing Policy Field Committee for Government Services.

He was defeated in the 2008 election by Progressive Conservative David Xiao.

On 25 July 2008, Elsalhy declared his intention to seek the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party. He received 11% of the vote which was conducted through a mail-in process. David Swann won that contest and was declared Leader on 13 December 2008. In March 2009, Elsalhy was asked by Swann to lead a seven-member renewal team. The work of his 'Renewal Committee' concluded in July 2009.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 October 2010, Elsalhy was nominated to stand for election again. He was acclaimed as the Alberta Liberal candidate to run in Edmonton-McClung in the 2011/12 provincial election.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2018, he announced his intention to seek a nomination from the Alberta Party for the 2019 election, held in April 2019, running in the constituency of Edmonton-South West^[2] where he captured 11.6% of the vote.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Elsalhy is married with three children. His pastimes include soccer and swimming.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral record

2019 general election

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-South West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Kaycee Madu	10,254	44.99	+5.96
	New Democratic	John Archer	9,539	41.85	-11.97
	Alberta Party	Mo Elsalhy	2,668	11.70	+9.04
	Alberta Advantage	Marilyn Burns	208	0.91	–
	Green	Rigel Vincent	125	0.55	–
Total			22,794	99.29	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			162	0.71
Turnout			22,956	70.15
Eligible voters			32,726
	United Conservative notional gain from New Democratic		Swing		+8.97
Source(s) Source: "43 - Edmonton-South West, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 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. 168–170. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-McClung
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Xiao	7,179	46.65%	-2.29%
	Liberal	Mo Elsalhy	3,800	24.69%	-15.88%
	Wildrose	Peter Janisz	2,756	17.91%	+16.05%
	New Democratic	Lorne Dach	1,134	7.37%	+1.07%
	Alberta Party	John Hudson	418	2.72%
	Evergreen	Nathan Forsyth	102	0.66%	-1.67%
Total			15,389
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.80%

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results[3]			Turnout 36.74%		Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Progressive Conservative	David Xiao	7,173	48.94%	8.09%
	Liberal	Mo Elsalhy	5,947	40.57%	-4.31%
	New Democratic	Bridget Stirling	924	6.30%	-4.10%
	Green	Bryan Wyrostok	342	2.33%	*
	Wildrose Alliance	Kristine Jassman	272	1.86%	-1.21%
Total			14,658
Rejected, spoiled and declined			46
Eligible electors / Turnout			34,330	%
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.20%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results[4]			Turnout 51.95%		Swing
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Party	Personal
	Liberal	Mo Elsalhy	5,859	44.88%	2.08%
	Progressive Conservative	Mark Norris	5,333	40.85%	-9.58%
	New Democratic	Lorne Dach	1,358	10.40%	4.59%
	Alberta Alliance	Reuben Bauer	401	3.07%
	Social Credit	Patrick Conlin	105	0.80%
Total			13,056
Rejected, spoiled and declined			71
Eligible electors / Turnout			25,269	%
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+5.83%