Robyn Luff

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 to March 2019, when the legislature was dissolved for that year's general election.^[1][2]

Robyn Luff
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	(1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 45) Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Independent (2018–)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic (2015–2018)
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Teacher

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

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-East
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%
Source(s) Source: "08 - Calgary-East, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 116–120.