Geng Tan
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| Geng Tan MP |
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| 谭耕 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Don Valley North |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beijing, China |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Hunan University, University of Toronto |
Geng Tan (谭耕) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Don Valley North in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1] He is the first immigrant from Mainland China to be elected into the Canadian parliament.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Geng Tan | 23,494 | 51.4 | +14.1 | – | |||
| Conservative | Joe Daniel | 17,279 | 37.8 | -2.5 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Akil Sadikali | 3,896 | 8.5 | -12.3 | – | |||
| Green | Caroline Brown | 1,018 | 2.2 | +0.88 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $204,217.72 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 259 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 45,946 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,812 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.3% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Geng Tan wins in Don Valley North". thestar.com. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "多伦多华人政治新星谭耕当选为议员，成为首位进入联邦议会的中国大陆移民". Radio Canada International (in Chinese).
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Don Valley North, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
