# Irfan Sabir

Irfan Sabir ECA MLA (born December 19, 1977) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Bhullar-McCall. He is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. In the 29th Alberta Legislature his party formed a majority government and he was a member of the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Community and Social Services between 2015 and 2019. In the 30th Alberta Legislature, beginning in 2019, his party formed the official opposition to a United Conservative Party majority government. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Justice and Public Safety as well as the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition.

## Background

Sabir was raised in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, where he obtained an economics degree. He moved to Calgary in 2004, and obtained degrees in social work and law at the University of Calgary. In 2012, he began working at Maurice Law Barristers and Solicitors, where he specialized in Aboriginal law. In the past, he has also worked for a Calgary homeless shelter and volunteered for Calgary Legal Guidance and Red Cross Canada.

## Electoral history
### 2015 general election

vte2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Irfan Sabir | 3,812 | 29.95 | +27.80 |
| | Wildrose | Happy Mann | 3,367 | 26.45 | -3.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jagdeep Sahota | 2,317 | 18.20 | -11.09 |
| | Liberal | Avinash Khangura | 2,224 | 17.47 | -19.22 |
| | Independent | Burhan Khan | 1,010 | 7.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,730 | 98.50 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 194 | 1.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,924 | 42.90 | -1.91 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 30,125 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +23.51 |
| Source(s) "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2017-08-01. |||||||

### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Irfan Sabir | 6,567 | 51.72 | +21.90 |
| | United Conservative | Jasraj Hallan | 4,851 | 38.21 | -11.90 |
| | Alberta Party | Avinash Khangura | 636 | 5.01 | |
| | Liberal | Faiza Ali Abdi | 281 | 2.21 | -11.71 |
| | Green | Janice Fraser | 218 | 1.72 | |
| | Independence | Don Edmonstone | 84 | 0.66 | -- |
| | Alberta Advantage | Larry Smith | 60 | 0.47 | -- |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,697 | 98.86 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 147 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,844 | 56.08 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 22,903 |
| | New Democratic notional gain from United Conservative | New Democratic notional gain from United Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.90 |
| Source(s) "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05. |||||||

### 2023 general election

vte2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Bhullar-McCall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Irfan Sabir | 7,265 | 58.00 | +6.28 |
| | United Conservative | Amanpreet Singh Gill | 5,261 | 42.00 | +3.79 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,526 | 99.19 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 102 | 0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,628 | 52.91 |
| Eligible electors | Eligible electors | Eligible electors | 23,867 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.24 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||