Salma Zahid
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Salma Zahid MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough Centre |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Roxanne James |
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Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Residence | Scarborough, Ontario |
Salma Zahid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeeded Conservative Roxanne James.[1] She is Pakistani Canadian, mother of 2 and has resided in Scarborough since 2000.[2] She is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[3]
Election results[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough Centre | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Salma Zahid | 22,753 | 50.5 | +18.61 | – | |||
Conservative | Roxanne James | 14,705 | 32.7 | -2.18 | – | |||
New Democratic | Alex Wilson | 5,227 | 11.6 | -19.06 | – | |||
Libertarian | Katerina Androutsos | 1,384 | 3.1 | – | ||||
Green | Lindsay Thompson | 960 | 2.1 | -0.47 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,029 | 100.00 | +22.33 | $203,470.78 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 407 | 0.90 | +0.33 | |||||
Turnout | 45,436 | 64.36 | +10.02 | |||||
Eligible voters | 70,594 | +0.46 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.39% | ||||||
Source(s)
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References[edit]
- ^ http://www.thestar.com/news/federal-election/federal-ridings-toronto-gta/2015/10/19/liberal-candidate-salma-zahid-wins-scarborough-centre.html
- ^ "Two Pakistani women emerge victorious in Canadian general elections". ARY News. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.johntory.ca/scarborough-area-liberal-mps-candidates-endorse-john-tory/
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