Dave Quest
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Strathcona MLA Dave Quest.jpg |
| name = Dave Quest
| caption =
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1964|1|28}}
| birth_place =Bangor, United Kingdom
| residence = Sherwood Park, Alberta
| office = MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park
| term_start = March 3, 2008
| term_end = May 5, 2015
| predecessor = Rob Lougheed
| successor = Estefan Cortes-Vargas
| party = Conservative (federal)
Alberta Party (provincial)
|otherparty = Progressive Conservative
| religion =
| occupation =
| constituency =
|website=http://www.davequest.ca
}}
David Jonothan Quest is a politician in Alberta, Canada, who was elected to the province's Legislative Assembly on March 3, 2008, as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park.
Political career
Quest served two terms as MLA, first for Strathcona, and subsequently for Strathcona-Sherwood Park. In addition to his regular duties as an MLA, he had roles on many committees during his term, including as Chair of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Finance. However, he was defeated in 2015 along with most of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
Quest defended his successor, Estefan Cortes-Vargas, when The Rebel MediaNow known as Rebel News published personal attacks against them, stating that "to be attacked as an individual based on your sexuality or your country of birth is inexcusable."{{Cite news|url=http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/07/21/gender-queer-immigrant-rebel-media-on-the-attack|title='Gender-queer immigrant'; Rebel on the attack {{!}} Sherwood Park News|last=Proulx|first=Ben|date=July 21, 2016|work=Sherwood Park News|access-date=2018-09-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170210204623/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/07/21/gender-queer-immigrant-rebel-media-on-the-attack|archive-date=10 February 2017|url-status=live}}
Quest was appointed Associate Minister of Seniors in 2013 under Premier Alison Redford.{{Cite web|title=Alberta Cabinet swearing-in ceremony - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q48JwzLbwqk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/q48JwzLbwqk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}
Having opposed Jason Kenney's bid for leadership of the Progressive Conservatives, Quest joined the Alberta Party and was the party's candidate in Strathcona-Sherwood Park in 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://daveberta.ca/2018/09/calgary-fish-creek-ucp-bozo-eruption/|title=Calgary-Fish Creek bozo-eruption raises questions about "rigorous" UCP candidate screening process {{!}} daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics|last=Cournoyer|first=Dave|date=September 11, 2018|website=daveberta.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-12}}
Personal life
Quest graduated from Ardrossan Senior High School, obtained his post-secondary education from NAIT, and in 1985 graduated with a business administration diploma with a major in marketing management. He obtained a private pilot's llicensein 1998 and regularly attends the Ardrossan United Church.
Quest is married to his wife Fiona Beland-Quest.
Electoral history
{{2012 Alberta general election/Strathcona-Sherwood Park}}
{{2015 Alberta general election/Strathcona-Sherwood Park}}
{{2019 Alberta general election/Strathcona-Sherwood Park}}
=2023 UCP Leduc-Beaumont nomination contest=
March 18, 2023{{cite web |title=Leduc-Beaumont |url=https://www.unitedconservative.ca/wp-content/uploads/LEDUCMAR18.pdf |website=United Conservative Party |access-date=12 March 2024}}
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 | Candidate ! colspan=2 | Round 1 ! colspan=2 | Round 2 ! colspan=2 | Round 3 ! colspan=2 | Round 4 ! colspan=2 | Round 5 |
| Votes
! % ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| Brandon Lunty
|style="text-align:right"|346 |style="text-align:right"|26.4 |style="text-align:right"|359 |style="text-align:right"|27.7 |style="text-align:right"|376 |style="text-align:right"|30.0 |style="text-align:right"|420 |style="text-align:right"|35.7 |style="text-align:right"|552 |style="text-align:right"|52.3 |
| Nam Kular
|style="text-align:right"|447 |style="text-align:right"|34.1 |style="text-align:right"|451 |style="text-align:right"|34.8 |style="text-align:right"|456 |style="text-align:right"|36.6 |style="text-align:right"|477 |style="text-align:right"|40.5 |style="text-align:right"|503 |style="text-align:right"|47.7 |
| Karen Richert
|style="text-align:right"|231 |style="text-align:right"|17.6 |style="text-align:right"|236 |style="text-align:right"|18.2 |style="text-align:right"|249 |style="text-align:right"|19.8 |style="text-align:right"|281 |style="text-align:right"|23.9 |colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Eliminated |
| Heather Feldbusch
|style="text-align:right"|146 |style="text-align:right"|11.1 |style="text-align:right"|155 |style="text-align:right"|12.0 |style="text-align:right"|174 |style="text-align:right"|13.9 |colspan="4" style="text-align:center"|Eliminated |
| Dawn Miller
|style="text-align:right"|82 |style="text-align:right"|6.3 |style="text-align:right"|94 |style="text-align:right"|7.3 |colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|Eliminated |
| Dave Quest
|style="text-align:right"|60 |style="text-align:right"|4.6 |colspan="8" style="text-align:center"|Eliminated |
| Total
|style="text-align:right"|1,312 |style="text-align:right"|100.00 |style="text-align:right"|1,295 |style="text-align:right"|100.00 |style="text-align:right"|1,255 |style="text-align:right"|100.00 |style="text-align:right"|1,178 |style="text-align:right"|100.00 |style="text-align:right"|1,055 |style="text-align:right"|100.00 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011054617/http://results.elections.ab.ca/78.htm Voting results from Elections Alberta]
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Category:People from Sherwood Park
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs
Category:Alberta Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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