Chandra Arya
Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya MP (born 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election and subsequently re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[2][3][4][5] He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT).[6]
Chandra Arya | |
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| Member of Parliament for Nepean | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 57–58) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Barrhaven,[1] Ottawa, Ontario |
Electoral recordEdit
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Nepean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Chandra Arya | 31,933 | 45.9 | -6.52 | $107,465.36 | |||
| Conservative | Brian St. Louis | 23,320 | 33.5 | -2.63 | $110,373.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Zaff Ansari | 9,104 | 13.1 | +4.90 | $3,771.41 | |||
| Green | Jean-Luc Cooke | 4,379 | 6.3 | +3.97 | $7,732.54 | |||
| People's | Azim Hooda | 687 | 1.0 | none listed | ||||
| Communist | Dustan Wang | 160 | 0.2 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 69,583 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 407 | |||||||
| Turnout | 69,990 | 75.2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 93,119 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Chandra Arya | 34,017 | 52.43 | +25.32 | – | |||
| Conservative | Andy Wang | 23,442 | 36.16 | -14.86 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Sean Devine | 5,324 | 8.16 | -9.67 | – | |||
| Green | Jean-Luc Roger Cooke | 1,518 | 2.34 | -1.69 | – | |||
| Independent | Jesus Cosico | 416 | 0.64 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Hubert Mamba | 69 | 0.11 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Harry Splett | 66 | 0.1 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Tony Seed | 41 | 0.06 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,888 | 100.0 | $217,170.11 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 65,150 | 78.5% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,976 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.9 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Nepean Race A Nail-biter to the Finish". Ottawa Sun.
- ^ "Nepean: How much experience does an MP need?". Ottawa Sun. Sep 23, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Liberal Chandra Arya returns in Nepean". CBC News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Standing Committee on International Trade". House of Commons. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". elections.ca. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.