David Khan (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician who led the Alberta Liberal Party from 2017 to 2020. Prior to running for leader, he served as the party's executive vice-president.[2] He was elected leader on June 4, 2017.[1][3]
David Khan | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
| In office June 4, 2017 – November 22, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | David Swann (interim) |
| Succeeded by | John Roggeveen (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
| Profession | Constitutional Lawyer |
Political positions
editKhan does not support co-operation with the Alberta Party, but does support forging closer ties with the Liberal Party of Canada.[4] His leadership platform included a basic income pilot project, elimination of the small business tax, proportional representation for the Legislature, more free votes for MLAs, bringing private schools into the public system, and establishing universal pharmacare for those under 24.[5][6]
Personal life
editBorn in Calgary,[7] Khan's father was an immigrant to Canada from Pakistan while his mother is English.[8] Professionally, Khan is a lawyer who practices indigenous law and is fluently bilingual in both English and French. He is the first openly gay leader of a major Alberta political party.[9][10]
Election results
editHe was previously the party's 2014 by-election candidate in Calgary-West and 2015 provincial election candidate in Calgary-Buffalo, finishing third both times.[11] Khan was also the Liberal candidate in the December 14, 2017 by-election in Calgary-Lougheed. He again placed third, behind United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney and the NDP candidate.[12] Under his leadership, the Alberta Liberal Party experienced its worst results in history in the 2019 provincial election.
2019 general election
edit| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Ganley | 12,526 | 47.32% | 18.45% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Wong | 9,708 | 36.68% | 2.24% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Angela Kokott | 2,345 | 8.86% | – | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 1,474 | 5.57% | -31.10% | ||||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 315 | 1.19% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Monica Friesz | 102 | 0.39% | – | ||||
| Total | 26,470 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 203 | 86 | 7 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 38,316 | 69.63% | 15.24% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | 1.43% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "18 - Calgary-Mountain View, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
2017 by-election
edit| Alberta provincial by-election, December 14, 2017: Calgary-Lougheed Resignation of Dave Rodney | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jason Kenney | 7,760 | 71.51 | +8.35[a] | ||||
| New Democratic | Phillip van der Merwe | 1,822 | 16.79 | −15.24 | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 1,009 | 9.30 | +4.49 | ||||
| Reform | Lauren Thorsteinson | 137 | 1.26 | – | ||||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 60 | 0.55 | – | ||||
| Independent | Wayne Leslie | 42 | 0.39 | – | ||||
| Independent | Larry Heather | 22 | 0.20 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,852 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 28 | 2 | 96 | |||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 31,067 | 35.03 | −16.32 | |||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +11.80 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
- ^ Swing is calculated from the sum of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose vote shares.
2015 general election
edit| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Buffalo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Kathleen T. Ganley | 4,671 | 35.11% | 30.39% | $3,118 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Rock | 3,738 | 28.09% | -2.58% | $92,068 | |||
| Liberal | David Khan | 3,282 | 24.67% | -16.80% | $54,749 | |||
| Wildrose | Leah Wamboldt | 1,351 | 10.15% | -10.97% | $2,900 | |||
| Green | Sabrina Lee Levac | 263 | 1.98% | – | $500 | |||
| Total | 13,305 | – | – | – | ||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 162 | – | – | – | ||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 32,950 | 40.87% | -3.39% | – | ||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | -1.89% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "05 - Calgary-Buffalo, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. "2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02. | ||||||||
2014 by-election
edit| Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West Resignation of Ken Hughes on September 26, 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Ellis | 4,836 | 44.29 | −5.56 | ||||
| Wildrose | Sheila Taylor | 4,530 | 41.58 | +4.25 | ||||
| Liberal | David Khan | 927 | 8.51 | +1.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Malkinson | 337 | 3.09 | +0.08 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Troy Millington | 264 | 2.42 | +1.45 | ||||
| Total | 10,894 | — | — | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 17 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,541 | 35.73 | — | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | − | ||||||
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015). Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud (PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer. ISBN 978-098653678-6. Retrieved April 20, 2021. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "David Khan chosen leader of the Alberta Liberal Party". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Calgary lawyer David Khan wants to lead Alberta's Liberal Party". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Calgary-based lawyer David Khan named leader of Alberta Liberals". Global News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "David Khan". Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Policy Proposals". David Khan. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan and Liberal MLA David Swann issue Thanksgiving Day StatementArchived 24 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alberta Liberal Party". Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Our Team". Alberta Liberal. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Kayne, Evan (March 2017). "In our Community: David Khan, Alberta Liberal party leadership candidate". Gay Calgary Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ 'You're not doing stuff alone': Edmonton Pride parade brings together LGBTQ community, allies
- ^ "David Khan selected as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party". CTV News Calgary. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Liberal Leader David Khan to run in Dec. 14 Calgary byelection | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ "Provincial Results. By-election December 14, 2017". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta.
- ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2018). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the December 14, 2017 By-election in Calgary-Lougheed (PDF). Edmonton: Elections Alberta. ISBN 978-1-988620-06-0.
External links
edit- David Khan Archived 2019-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
