Ricardo Miranda
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| Ricardo Miranda | |
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Miranda in May 2015
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| MLA for Calgary-Cross | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Yvonne Fritz |
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| Born | 1976/1977 (age 38–39) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Researcher |
Ricardo Miranda (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Cross.[1]
He was one of the first three openly LGBT politicians elected to the provincial legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Michael Connolly and Estefania Cortes-Vargas.[2]
Miranda graduated from Father Lacombe High School in Calgary, and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary. Miranda previously sat as a board member of the Parkland Institute, an Edmonton-based public policy think tank.[3]
Electoral history[edit]
2015 general election[edit]
| Alberta general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Ricardo Miranda | 4,602 | 36.1% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Hanson | 4,502 | 35.4% | |||||
| Wildrose | Moiz Mahmood | 2,062 | 16.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Manjot Gill | 1,191 | 9.4% | |||||
| Green | Peter Meic | 234 | 1.8% | |||||
| Independent | Katherine Le Rougetel | 143 | 1.1% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
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