Anam Kazim

Anam Kazim
Anam Kazim
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore
	In office; May 15, 2015 – April 16, 2019
Preceded by	Linda Johnson
Succeeded by	Whitney Issik
Personal details
Born	1986/1987 (age 33–34); Pakistan
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Applications Engineer

Anam Kazim (born 1986) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore.[1]

On election night, the count of ballots left Kazim and incumbent MLA Linda Johnson in an exact tie of 7,015 votes each.[1] Kazim was officially declared elected on May 15 after a recount.[1]

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, she spent two years as an applications engineer for an industrial pump manufacturer. Before that, she worked for two years as the director of training programs for an education and training centre that specialized in project management. She also spent close to five years working with Western University, where she obtained her postsecondary education, first as a teaching assistant and later as a research assistant.

Kazim holds a master's degree in biochemical/environmental engineering, a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and is certified in conflict resolution.

Electoral history

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Glenmore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Anam Kazim	7,021	33.2
	Progressive Conservative	Linda Johnson	7,015	33.2
	Wildrose	Chris Kemp-Jackson	5,058	23.9
	Liberal	David Waddington	1,345	6.4
	Alberta Party	Terry Lo	719	3.4
Total valid votes			21,158	100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined			134
Turnout			21,292	57.4
Eligible voters			37,109
Source: Elections Alberta[2]

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References

"Anam Kazim wins for NDP in Calgary-Glenmore after recount". CBC News, May 15, 2015.
"2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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[recount-1] "Anam Kazim wins for NDP in Calgary-Glenmore after recount". CBC News, May 15, 2015.

[2] "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.