| Dave Quest | |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1964 |
| 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 |
| 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.
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 Media[1] published personal attacks against them, stating that "to be attacked as an individual based on your sexuality or your country of birth is inexcusable."[2]
Quest was appointed Associate Minister of Seniors in 2013 under Premier Alison Redford.[3]
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.[4]
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.
March 18, 2023[5]
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Brandon Lunty | 346 | 26.4 | 359 | 27.7 | 376 | 30.0 | 420 | 35.7 | 552 | 52.3 | ||||
| Nam Kular | 447 | 34.1 | 451 | 34.8 | 456 | 36.6 | 477 | 40.5 | 503 | 47.7 | ||||
| Karen Richert | 231 | 17.6 | 236 | 18.2 | 249 | 19.8 | 281 | 23.9 | Eliminated | |||||
| Heather Feldbusch | 146 | 11.1 | 155 | 12.0 | 174 | 13.9 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Dawn Miller | 82 | 6.3 | 94 | 7.3 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Dave Quest | 60 | 4.6 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Total | 1,312 | 100.00 | 1,295 | 100.00 | 1,255 | 100.00 | 1,178 | 100.00 | 1,055 | 100.00 | ||||