Irfan Sabir

Irfan Sabir (born December 19, 1977) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-McCall.[1][2] He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. In the 29th Alberta Legislature his party formed a majority government and he was a member of the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Community and Social Services between 2015–2019.[3] In the 30th Alberta Legislature, beginning in 2019, his party formed the official opposition to a United Conservative Party majority government.

Irfan Sabir

MLA
Sabir in May 2015
Alberta Minister of Community and Social Services
In office
May 24, 2015 – April 30, 2019
Preceded byHeather Klimchuk
Succeeded byRajan Sawhney
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-McCall
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byDarshan Kang
Personal details
Born (1977-12-19) December 19, 1977
Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
OccupationLawyer
PortfolioMinister of Human Services

Background

Sabir was raised in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, where he obtained an economics degree.[4] He moved to Calgary in 2004, and obtained degrees in social work and law at the University of Calgary.[4] In 2012, he began working at Maurice Law Barristers and Solicitors, where he specialized in Aboriginal law.[4] In the past, he has also worked for a Calgary homeless shelter and volunteered for Calgary Legal Guidance and Red Cross Canada.[4]

Electoral history

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIrfan Sabir3,81229.95+27.80
WildroseHappy Mann3,36726.45-3.79
Progressive ConservativeJagdeep Sahota2,31718.20-11.09
LiberalAvinash Khangura2,22417.47-19.22
IndependentBurhan Khan1,0107.81
Total valid votes 12,73098.50
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1941.50
Turnout 12,92442.90-1.91
Eligible voters 30,125
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.51
Source(s)
"2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIrfan Sabir6,56751.7%+21.75%
United ConservativeJasraj Hallan4,85138.2%-6.45%
Alberta PartyAvinash Khangura6365.0%
LiberalFaiza Ali Abdi2812.2%-15.27%
GreenJanice Fraser2181.7%
 IndependenceDon Edmonstone840.7%--
 Alberta AdvantageLarry Smith600.5%--
Total valid votes 12,697
Rejected, spoiled and declined 111342
Turnout 54.3%
Eligible voters 23,609
New Democratic hold Swing +21.75%
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.

References
  1. "Alberta Election 2015 Calgary McCall: The candidates, the issues" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Calgary Sun, April 24, 2015.
  2. "Calgary-McCall: Pakistani-born lawyer looks to bring jobs to riding". Calgary Herald, May 6, 2015.
  3. "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet". CBC News, May 24, 2015.
  4. James Wood, "Calgary MLA Irfan Sabir is new Human Services Minister". Calgary Herald, May 24, 2015.


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