Ziad Aboultaif

Ziad Aboultaif MP
Official Opposition Critic for International Development
Incumbent
Assumed office August 30, 2017
Leader	Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Dean Allison
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Manning
Incumbent
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.

Before politics

Before entering politics, Aboultaif co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.

Personal life

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

2015 Canadian federal election
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