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♂ David Khan
aliasDavid Khan
Record
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☆   Pakistani-Canadian    Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate ✓
Perennial candidate		 Never been in office Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 0 4 4
Birth 17 May 1974
Age 49 years + 11 months
First run 27 October 2014 → 9 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 5 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
David Khan (1974– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Born in Calgary of an immigrant father from Pakistan and an immigrant mother from England, Khan is fluently bilingual in English and French, and was the first openly gay leader of a major political party in Alberta.
 

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 29–30
LIB
 1 Party leader 43–46 04 Jun 2017 — 22 Nov 2020 3 5 18

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Michael G. Ellis  m 
⊕ Larry R. Heather  m 
⊕ Brian L. Malkinson  m 
 		 ⊕ Kathleen T. Ganley  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Jason T. Kenney  m 
 
Eligible: 30,541 Votes: 10,919 Participation: 35.75% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Alberta
27 October 2014
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10987(F) — 18 Oct 2021 19:10 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 3/5 927 8.51% -3,909 Winner:
PC
 4,836 44.39% Michael G. Ellis
Eligible: 32,950 Votes: 13,467 Participation: 40.87% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Alberta
5 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8979(F) — 20 Feb 2024 07:37 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 3/5 3,282 24.67% -1,389 Winner:
NDP
 4,671 35.11% Kathleen T. Ganley
Eligible: 31,067 Votes: 10,979 Participation: 35.34% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
29		 Alberta
14 December 2017
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 12541(F) — 29 Oct 2022 19:14 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 3/7 1,009 9.30% -6,751 Winner:
UCP
 7,760 71.51% Jason T. Kenney
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
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 4/6 1,474 5.57% -11,052 Winner:
NDP
 12,526 47.32% Kathleen T. Ganley

Online biographical reference

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EN Wikipedia
David Khan (politician)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 12:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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