Marwan Tabbara
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Marwan Tabbara | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kitchener South—Hespeler | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | District Created |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Beirut, Lebanon | August 23, 1984
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Kitchener, Ontario |
Alma mater | University of Guelph |
Marwan Rached Tabbara MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Kitchener South—Hespeler in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Early life[edit]
Marwan Tabbara was born in Beirut, Lebanon on August 23, 1984. Four years later, his family immigrated to Canada to flee the ongoing Lebanese Civil War.[3]
After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Guelph, Tabbara took several construction jobs in the summer before working at the Frito Lay plant in Cambridge, where he worked as a line technician. He also worked as a field supervisor for a management company doing quality control work within the automotive industry.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Marwan Tabbara | 20,215 | 42.3 | +23.38 | $68,757.73 | |||
Conservative | Marian Gagné | 17,544 | 36.7 | -14.49 | $96,904.47 | |||
New Democratic | Lorne Bruce | 7,440 | 15.6 | -10.16 | – | |||
Green | David Weber | 1,767 | 3.7 | -0.3 | $2,785.51 | |||
Libertarian | Nathan Lajeunesse | 772 | 1.6 | – | $2,129.83 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Baetz | 91 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,829 | 100.0 | $205,534.07 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.5 | – | |||||
Turnout | 48,088 | 66.4 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 72,359 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.93% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5968152-liberals-win-region-s-newest-riding-kitchener-south-hespeler/
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/canada-election-2015-kitchener-south-hespeler-1.3278551
- ^ a b Vivian, Richard. "Liberals choose Marwan Tabbara as Kitchener South-Hespeler candidate". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener South—Hespeler, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Canadian Muslims
- Lebanese Muslims
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- People from Kitchener, Ontario
- University of Guelph alumni
- PepsiCo people
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Canadian politicians of Lebanese descent