Arnold Chan

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Arnold Chan
MP
陳家諾
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Scarborough—Agincourt
Assumed office
June 30, 2014
Preceded by Jim Karygiannis
Personal details
Born (1967-06-10) June 10, 1967 (age 48)
Scarborough, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Profession Lawyer

Arnold Chan (born June 10, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. Chan is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Chan attended the University of Toronto, earning an undergraduate and two Master's degrees, before obtaining a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his election, Chan worked as a lawyer and, for a time, as an aide to the current Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade Michael Chan and the former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.[1][2]

On January 22, 2015 it was revealed to the public that Chan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and would be taking a leave of absence from Parliament while undergoing treatment.[3][4]

Electoral record[edit]

Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Arnold Chan 12,868 59.38 +13.99
Conservative Trevor Ellis 6,344 29.27 −4.91
New Democratic Elizabeth Ying Long 1,838 8.48 −9.62
Independent Kevin Clarke 315 1.45 -
Green Shahbaz Mir 307 1.42 −0.90
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,672 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots 121 0.56 −0.09
Turnout 21,793 29.56 −27.34
Eligible voters 74,062
Liberal hold Swing +9.45
By-election due to the resignation of Jim Karygiannis to run in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.
Source: Elections Canada[5]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Liberal Arnold Chan 21,587 51.9 -7.5
Conservative Bin Chang 15,802 38.0 +8.7
New Democratic Laura Thomas Patrick 3,263 7.9 +0.6
Green Debra Scott 540 1.4 0
Christian Heritage Jude Coutinho 334 0.8
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,556 100.0     $202,352.76
Total rejected ballots 248
Turnout 41,804
Eligible voters 69,888
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]


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