Dave Quest

Dave Quest
MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park
In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Rob Lougheed
Succeeded by	Estefania Cortes-Vargas
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-28) January 28, 1964 Bangor, United Kingdom
Political party	Alberta Party
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Sherwood Park
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, Estefania Cortes-Vargas, when The Rebel Media published personal attacks against them, stating that "to be attacked as an individual based on your sexuality or your country of birth is inexcusable."

Having opposed Jason Kenney's bid for leadership of the Progressive Conservatives, Quest joined the Alberta Party and will be its candidate in Strathcona-Sherwood Park in 2019.

Personal life

Quest spent his high school years in the Ardrossan area where his father was the local veterinarian. Over the years he was fortunate to have many opportunities to enjoy animals, including his horses Chunky and Chea. Dave graduated from Ardrossan Sr. High School and regularly attends the Ardrossan United Church.

Dave obtained his post-secondary education from NAIT and in 1985 he graduated with a business administration diploma with a major in marketing management. Dave established a successful and rewarding career in the automotive industry. Prior to his election, he was the President of Kallal Pontiac in Tofield, and then general sales manager and a shareholder of Beaverhill GMC in Tofield and Petersen Pontiac in Sherwood Park. In 1997 he achieved a General Motors Dealer Award of Excellence.

During his business career, Dave served with the Better Business Bureau of Northern Alberta, fulfilling various board positions, including chair and director of the Canadian Council. These volunteer experiences built a foundation for his future role of provincial representative.

Dave has many personal interests, including sports. He coached a minor soccer team for four years. He enjoys running and has completed the Edmonton half-marathon six times.

Dave also loves aviation, having obtained his private pilot's licence in 1998. He flies small aircraft and takes frequent tours around the constituency,

Dave, his wife Fiona Beland-Quest, and their son live in Sherwood Park. Two Newfoundland dogs and two cats round out their household.

He later joined the Alberta Party.

Electoral history

2012 Alberta general election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Quest	9,695	50.71%	–
	Wildrose Alliance	Paul Nemetchek	6,432	33.64%	–
	New Democratic	Michael Scott	1,626	8.51%	–
	Liberal	John C. Murray	1,365	7.14%	–
Total			19,118	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			83	48	9
Eligible electors / turnout			32,159	59.73%	–
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "82 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 Alberta general election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Estefania Cortes-Vargas	9,376	42.61%	34.10%
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Quest	6,623	30.10%	-20.62%
	Wildrose	Rob Johnson	5,286	24.02%	-9.62%
	Alberta Party	Lynne Kaiser	721	3.28%	–
Total			22,006	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			50	38	22
Eligible electors / turnout			34,346	64.28%	4.55%
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+27.36%
Source: "82 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

2019 Alberta general election: Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Nate Glubish	14,151	52.51	-1.34
	New Democratic	Moira Váne	8,695	32.27	-10.56
	Alberta Party	Dave Quest	3,605	13.38	+10.05
	Alberta Advantage	Don Melanson	147	0.55	–
	Green	Albert Aris	142	0.53	–
	Alberta Independence	Richard Scinta	141	0.52	–
	Independent	Larry Maclise	67	0.25	–
Total			26,948	99.36	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			173	0.64
Turnout			27,121	76.59
Eligible voters			35,411
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		+4.61
Source(s) Source: "84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 408–412. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

External links

• Voting results from Elections Alberta