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Samir Kayande

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Samir Kayande
Kayande in 2023
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byDoug Schweitzer
Personal details
Born (1972-01-24) January 24, 1972 (age 52)
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Carnegie-Mellon University
OccupationPolitician, engineer, business consultant, energy analyst, and executive

Samir Kayande is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] It was the first time the seat had been won by the NDP.[2] He formerly worked as an energy analyst and strategy consultant.[3] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance (Fiscal Responsibility).

Life and career

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He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Before entering politics, Kayande was an engineer, business consultant, energy analyst, and executive. He specialized in the economic analysis of capital assets, including nuclear power plants, wind farms, solar energy, oil sands facilities, and pipelines. In addition, he built software tools that helped institutional investors make investment decisions.

Kayande served on the board of the Pembina Institute from 2021 to 2022.

Kayande is married with two children.[4]

Electoral history

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Elbow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Samir Kayande 12,189 49.01 +25.54
United Conservative Chris Davis 11,446 46.02 +1.68
Alberta Party Kerry Cundal 1,136 4.57 -25.97
Solidarity Movement Artur Pawlowski 99 0.40
Total 24,870 99.12
Rejected and declined 220 0.88
Turnout 25,090 68.77
Eligible voters 36,483
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +11.93
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Elbow | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ von Scheel, Elise (October 24, 2022). "Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power". CBC News.
  3. ^ "Energy analyst Samir Kayande running for the Alberta NDP nomination in Calgary-Elbow, the riding currently represented by UCP Minister Doug Schweitzer – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ "09 - Calgary-Elbow". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.