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♂ David Richard Swann
aliasDavid Swann
Record
59775 · 2847

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 19 June 1949
Age 74 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 November 2004 → 19 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 1 month ago (15 April 2019)
Special notes
None
 
David Richard Swann (1949– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 14 3 20 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 27
LIB
 1 Party leader 59–62 12 Dec 2008 — 09 Sep 2011 2 8 28
2. AB 27
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 59–62 15 Dec 2008 — 11 Sep 2011 2 8 27
3. AB 28
LIB
 2 ✓ Party leader 65–67 01 Feb 2015 — 03 Jun 2017 2 4 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Mark Hlady  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Cory Morgan  m 
 
Eligible: 27,299 Votes: 13,519 Participation: 49.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8736(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
LIB
 1/5 7,162 53.31% +3,074 Loser:
PC
 4,088 30.43% Mark E. Hlady

Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,819 Votes: 13,842 Participation: 38.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Alberta
3 March 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8822(F) — 29 Oct 2022 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 7,086 51.51% +2,834 Loser:
PC
 4,252 30.91% Leah Lawrence

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,988 Votes: 17,358 Participation: 57.88% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Alberta
23 April 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8943(F) — 8 Mar 2022 16:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/5 6,918 40.23% +1,648 Loser:
PC
 5,270 30.65% Cecilia Low

Service: 3 years 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,236 Votes: 19,710 Participation: 54.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Alberta
5 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8995(F) — 8 Mar 2022 19:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
LIB
 1/4 7,204 36.67% +1,531 Loser:
NDP
 5,673 28.88% Marc Chikinda

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,734 Votes: 26,766 Participation: 65.71% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Alberta
16 April 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UCP  Majority
ID: 26675(F) — 20 Feb 2024 07:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
NDP
 12,526 47.32% Kathleen T. Ganley

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. David Swann		  7 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
David Swann		  7 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Swann		  7 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 May 2024 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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