Samir Kayande
Samir Kayande is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] It was the first time the seat had been won by the NDP.[2] He formerly worked as an energy analyst and strategy consultant.[3]
Samir Kayande | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Schweitzer |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Samir Kayande | 12,189 | 49.01 | +25.54 | ||||
| United Conservative | Chris Davis | 11,446 | 46.02 | +1.68 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Kerry Cundal | 1,136 | 4.57 | -25.97 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Artur Pawlowski | 99 | 0.40 | – | ||||
| Total | 24,870 | 99.12 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 220 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,090 | 68.77 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 36,483 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +11.93 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[4] | ||||||||
References
- "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Elbow | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- von Scheel, Elise (October 24, 2022). "Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power". CBC News.
- "Energy analyst Samir Kayande running for the Alberta NDP nomination in Calgary-Elbow, the riding currently represented by UCP Minister Doug Schweitzer – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- "09 - Calgary-Elbow". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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