Arif Virani
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| Arif Virani MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | John McCallum |
| Preceded by | Costas Menegakis |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parkdale—High Park |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Peggy Nash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1971 Uganda |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Suchita Jain |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Ismaili Muslim |
Arif Virani MP (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the riding of Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.[2]
Private life[edit]
Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda.[1] He is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who has worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.[3] Virani lives in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto with his wife Suchita Jain and two sons.[1]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arif Virani | 24,623 | 42.04% | +9.15 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Peggy Nash | 23,566 | 40.24% | -6.96 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ian Allen | 7,641 | 13.05% | -2.5 | – | |||
| Green | Adam Phipps | 1,743 | 2.98% | -0.29 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Mark Jeftovic | 610 | 1.04% | – | – | |||
| Marijuana | Terry Parker | 191 | 0.33% | -0.09 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Lorne Gershuny | 100 | 0.17% | +/-0.00 | – | |||
| Independent | Carol Royer | 93 | 0.16% | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,567 | 100.0 | $210,593.15 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,836 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,952 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Toronto Star "Arif Virani wins in Parkdale-High Park" (Oct. 19, 2015)
- ^ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ The Law Society of Upper Canada
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Parkdale—High Park, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Canadian Ismailis
- Canadian lawyers
- International Criminal Court prosecutors
- Politicians from Toronto
- Ugandan emigrants to Canada
- McGill University alumni
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni
- Gujarati people
- Refugees in Canada
- 1971 births
