Ziad Aboultaif
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Ziad Aboultaif | |
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Official Opposition Critic for International Development | |
Assumed office August 30, 2017 | |
Leader | Andrew Scheer |
Preceded by | Dean Allison |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Manning | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 Aaiha, Lebanon |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
Profession | Businessman |
Ziad Aboultaif MP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف) (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Before politics[edit]
Before entering politics, Aboultaif co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Originally from Lebanon, Aboultaif emigrated to Canada in 1990. He has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991 and together they have two sons.
Electoral record[edit]
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 22,166 | 45.2 | -10.25 | – | |||
Liberal | Sukhdev Aujla | 13,509 | 27.6 | +18.5 | – | |||
New Democratic | Aaron Paquette | 11,582 | 23.6 | -3.1 | – | |||
Green | Chris Vallee | 1,079 | 2.2 | -0.68 | – | |||
Independent | Mebreate Deres | 540 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 125 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,001 | 100.0 | $212,270.98 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 185 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 49,186 | 61.3% | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 80,111 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.37% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[3][4] |
References[edit]
- ^ October 19, Paige Parsons Updated:; 2015 (8 October 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning - Edmonton Journal".
- ^ "About". www.axxessfurniture.com.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Edmonton
- Druze people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Politicians from Edmonton
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- Lebanese emigrants to Canada
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Canadian politicians of Lebanese descent