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♂ Rahim N. Jaffer
aliasRahim N. Jaffer
Record
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☆   Indo-Canadian    Islam   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 15 December 1971
Age 52 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 6 months ago (13 October 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Rahim N. Jaffer (1971– )
© Photo 2006 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Helena C. Guergis (1969–) Spouse  
 
Well that's interesting!
Reform / Canadian Alliance / Conservative MP for Edmonton—Strathcona from 1997 to 2008, Jaffer was the first Muslim elected to the Canadian Parliament.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 4 8

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Debby Carlson  f 
⊕ Naomi Rankin  f 
 		 ⊕ Linda Duncan  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 79,680 Votes: 49,991 Participation: 62.74% Candidacies: 8
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2859(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:46 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
25
REF
 1/8 20,605 41.30% +2,951 Loser:
LIB
 17,654 35.39% Ginette Rodger
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 28
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,248 Votes: 56,041 Participation: 62.79% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2554(F) — 30 Jun 2023 20:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
CA
 1/7 23,463 42.00% +5,647 Loser:
LIB
 17,816 31.89% Jonathan Dai
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 32
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,014 Votes: 48,599 Participation: 65.66% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 972(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CPC
 1/6 19,089 39.40% +5,032 Loser:
LIB
 14,057 29.01% Debby Carlson

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,560 Votes: 52,918 Participation: 68.23% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 905(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CPC
 1/7 22,009 41.71% +4,856 Loser:
NDP
 17,153 32.51% Linda Duncan

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,254 Votes: 47,308 Participation: 62.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5704(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
CPC
 2/5 19,640 41.60% -463 Winner:
NDP
 20,103 42.58% Linda Duncan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Rahim Jaffer, M.P.		 18 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Rahim Jaffer, député		 18 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rahim Jaffer		 18 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rahim Jaffer		 18 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Feb 2024 11:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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