▁in ▁Al berta , ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁Ell ers lie ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Carl son ▁won ▁her ▁seat ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁Ell ers lie ▁area , ▁and ▁held ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁elections ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁highly ▁cont ested ▁federal ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Str ath con a ▁r iding . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Carl son ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁her ▁campaign ▁against ▁Conserv ative ▁inc umb ent ▁Rah im ▁J af fer , ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁second . ▁She ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁star ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁but ▁then ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁environmental ▁critic . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Mike ▁Per cy , ▁the ▁former ▁Liberal ▁M LA ▁for ▁Ed mont on - Wh item ud ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 7 ), ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Al berta ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ML As ▁Category : W omen ▁ML As ▁in ▁Al berta ▁Category : Can ad ian