David Khan

David Khan (born 1974/1975) is a Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Prior to running for leader, Khan 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
Assumed office
June 4, 2017
Preceded byDavid Swann (interim)
Personal details
Born1974/1975 (age 45–46)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Toronto
ProfessionConstitutional Lawyer

Political positions

Khan does not support co-operation with the Alberta Party, but does support forging closer ties with the Liberal Party of Canada.[4] Khan's 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

Born 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. He is the first openly gay leader of a major Alberta political party.[9][10]

Election results

He 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]

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKathleen Ganley12,52647.3+18.4
United ConservativeJeremy Wong9,70836.7+2.24
Alberta PartyAngela Kokott2,3458.9––
LiberalDavid Khan1,4745.6-31.07
GreenThana Boonlert3151.2––
 IndependenceMonica Friesz1020.4--
Total valid votes 26,470
Rejected, spoiled and declined 296
Registered electors 40,734
Turnout 65.5%
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing %
Source: Elections Alberta[13]

2017 by-election
Alberta provincial by-election, December 14, 2017: Calgary-Lougheed
Resignation of Dave Rodney
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeJason Kenney7,76071.51+8.35[lower-alpha 1]
New DemocraticPhillip van der Merwe1,82216.79−15.24
LiberalDavid Khan1,0099.30+4.49
ReformLauren Thorsteinson1371.26
GreenRomy Tittel600.55
IndependentWayne Leslie420.39
IndependentLarry Heather220.20
Total valid votes 10,85298.84
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1271.16 −0.30
Eligible voters / Turnout 31,067 35.34 −16.01
United Conservative notional hold Swing +11.80
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Election Results: Calgary-Lougheed". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  1. Swing is calculated from the sum of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose vote shares.

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Buffalo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKathleen Ganley4,67135.11+30.15$3,118
Progressive ConservativeTerry Rock3,73828.09−2.52$92,068
LiberalDavid Khan3,28224.67−17.35$54,749
WildroseLeah Wamboldt1,35110.15−10.16$2,900
GreenSabrina Levac2631.98–$500
Total valid votes 13,305100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 193
Turnout 13,49841.0
Eligible voters 32,950
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.34
Source: Elections Alberta[14][15]

2014 by-election
Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014: Calgary-West
Resignation of Ken Hughes
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Ellis4,84344.44−5.51
WildroseSheila Taylor4,52841.55+4.22
LiberalDavid Khan9268.50+1.04
New DemocraticBrian Malkinson3363.08+0.07
Alberta PartyTroy Millington2652.43+1.46
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -
Elections Alberta[16]

    References
    1. "David Khan chosen leader of the Alberta Liberal Party". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    2. "Calgary lawyer David Khan wants to lead Alberta's Liberal Party". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    3. "Calgary-based lawyer David Khan named leader of Alberta Liberals". Global News. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    4. "David Khan". David Khan. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    5. "Policy Proposals". David Khan. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    6. http://liberalopposition.com/alberta-liberal-leader-david-khan-and-liberal-mla-david-swann-issue-thanksgiving-day-statement/
    7. https://www.albertaliberal.com/david_khan
    8. "Our Team". Alberta Liberal. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
    9. Kayne, Evan (March 2017). "In our Community: David Khan, Alberta Liberal party leadership candidate". Gay Calgary Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
    10. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/2017-edmonton-pride-parade-1.4155289
    11. "David Khan selected as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party". CTV News Calgary. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
    12. https://globalnews.ca/news/3867213/liberal-leader-david-khan-to-run-in-dec-14-calgary-byelection/
    13. "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
    14. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
    15. "2015-2016 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
    16. "Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 19 May 2016.


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