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♂ Daniel L. Backs
aliasDan Backs
Record
2154 · 3096

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 15 December 1953
Age 70 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 November 2004 → 19 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 2 months ago (2 February 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Daniel L. Backs (1953– )
© 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 3 2 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Parmjit (Peter) S. Sandhu  m 
⊕ T.W. (Tony) Vandermeer  m 
 		 ⊖ Lawrence R. Shaben  m 
 
Eligible: 8,252 Votes: 5,048 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12926(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
LIB
 4/4 171 3.40% -2,142 Winner:
PC
 2,313 46.02% Lawrence R. Shaben
Eligible: 25,163 Votes: 10,924 Participation: 43.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8758(F) — 26 Oct 2023 21:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/6 3,929 36.08% +282 Loser:
PC
 3,647 33.49% T.W. (Tony) Vandermeer
After his election:
23 Nov 2006 52
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,367 Votes: 11,524 Participation: 36.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Alberta
3 March 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8843(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
IND
 3/6 2,275 19.83% -1,832 Winner:
PC
 4,107 35.80% Parmjit (Peter) S. Sandhu

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Daniel L. Backs		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dan Backs		 13 Apr 2024

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