Samir Kayande

Calgary-Elbow

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About Samir

Samir Kayande has always been focused on building a resilient Alberta economy. He believes investing in critical economic infrastructure will make Alberta stronger.

Prior to being elected as the MLA for Calgary-Elbow and being named to the Leader's Senior Advisory Committee as Chair of Analytics, Samir created software tools to help large institutions invest in energy, helped build a billion-dollar fossil fuel research company, and sat on the board of the Pembina Institute.

Originally from Fort McMurray, Samir has lived in Calgary since 2004 with his wife JJ, and their two children.

Calgary-Elbow

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Samir Kayande's Upcoming events

  • Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 7:00pm MT

Calgary-Elbow Nomination Meeting

  • Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 7:00pm MT

It’s time to nominate our candidate for Alberta’s New Democrats in Calgary-Elbow! show full text

It’s time to nominate our candidate for Alberta’s New Democrats in Calgary-Elbow!

There is currently one eligible candidate for the nomination:

  • Samir Kayande

After 7 years of UCP government, Alberta is falling behind. Naheed Nenshi and Alberta’s New Democrats are building a strong team of local candidates who are proud Albertans and proud Canadians committed to making life more affordable, improving health care, and strengthening public education.

For more information contact Organize@AlbertaNDP.ca. If you are unable to attend, please consider donating to Calgary-Elbow by visiting AlbertaNDP.ca/Donate/CELB.

Voting eligibility

In order to be eligible to vote in a nomination, members must be in good standing and must meet both the length of membership requirement and the residency requirement, as set by the Alberta NDP constitution. Members in good standing must have joined the Alberta NDP before 10:00 PM on the 14th day prior to the nomination meeting in order to be eligible to vote in the nomination. For example, if the nomination meeting is scheduled for May 15th, the individual must have purchased their membership by 10:00 PM on May 1st.

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It’s time to nominate our candidate for Alberta’s New Democrats in Calgary-Elbow! show full text

It’s time to nominate our candidate for Alberta’s New Democrats in Calgary-Elbow!

There is currently one eligible candidate for the nomination:

  • Samir Kayande

After 7 years of UCP government, Alberta is falling behind. Naheed Nenshi and Alberta’s New Democrats are building a strong team of local candidates who are proud Albertans and proud Canadians committed to making life more affordable, improving health care, and strengthening public education.

For more information contact Organize@AlbertaNDP.ca. If you are unable to attend, please consider donating to Calgary-Elbow by visiting AlbertaNDP.ca/Donate/CELB.

Voting eligibility

In order to be eligible to vote in a nomination, members must be in good standing and must meet both the length of membership requirement and the residency requirement, as set by the Alberta NDP constitution. Members in good standing must have joined the Alberta NDP before 10:00 PM on the 14th day prior to the nomination meeting in order to be eligible to vote in the nomination. For example, if the nomination meeting is scheduled for May 15th, the individual must have purchased their membership by 10:00 PM on May 1st.

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