Taleeb Noormohamed
Taleeb Noormohamed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Taleeb Noormohamed is a technology executive and a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 federal election. He represents the electoral riding of Vancouver Granville as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] Noormohamed was also the Liberal candidate in Vancouver Granville in 2019, losing to Jody Wilson-Raybould.
During the 2021 election campaign, Noormohamed was criticized for having profited from "flipping" 14 properties over the last 10 years.[2]
Education[edit]
Taleeb was educated in Vancouver and received a scholarship to attend Princeton University for his Undergraduate degree, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, winning the best thesis prize for Environmental Studies. After graduating from Princeton, Noormohamed attended Oxford University on a Commonwealth Scholarship for his doctoral work in Geography, and completed his Master's degree in International Education Policy at Harvard University.
Career[edit]
Taleeb served in senior Canadian government posts in the Privy Council Office and in the Department of Public Safety.[3]
In 2010, he was appointed to lead an Independent Review of the Province of British Columbia's $3B technology procurements process by the provincial government.
In 2018, Taleeb was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA).[4]
Prior to his election, Noormohamed was a technology executive, serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Jane.com,[5] the Chief Growth Officer of Farfetch, the co-founder of Casaza, and Vice President of Business Development for HomeAway.com.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,055 | 34.40 | +7.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anjali Appadurai | 16,619 | 33.52 | +20.40 | ||||
| Conservative | Kailin Che | 13,290 | 26.81 | +4.93 | ||||
| Green | Imtiaz Popat | 1,434 | 2.89 | -2.17 | ||||
| People's | Damian Jewett | 1,177 | 2.37 | +1.56 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Independent | Jody Wilson-Raybould | 17,265 | 32.56 | -11.37 | $97,203.39 | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 14,088 | 26.57 | -17.36 | $103,546.83 | |||
| Conservative | Zach Segal | 11,605 | 21.88 | -4.18 | $98,739.59 | |||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Hanson | 6,960 | 13.12 | -13.75 | $28,671.17 | |||
| Green | Louise Boutin | 2,683 | 5.06 | +1.96 | $2,198.84 | |||
| People's | Naomi Chocyk | 431 | 0.81 | – | $917.80 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,032 | 100.0 | – | $108,561.11 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.49 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,296 | 65.0 | -3.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,952 | |||||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +24.80 | ||||||
| Net change for Wilson-Raybould is in comparison to her 2015 vote percentage. Net change for Noormohamed is in comparison to the 2015 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as Wilson-Raybould. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 28,996 | 48.62 | +6.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,665 | 29.62 | -7.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Charrois | 9,617 | 16.13 | +6.71 | ||||
| Green | Greg Dowman | 3,004 | 5.04 | -5.75 | ||||
| Independent | Nick Jones | 350 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 59,632 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.26 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,785 | 67.77 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,216 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.06 | ||||||
Awards and recognition[edit]
Noormohamed has been named to Business in Vancouver's Top 40 under 40, and in 2021 was named CEO of the Year by Utah Business Magazine.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberal candidate in Vancouver Granville declared the winner 2 days after 2021 federal election". British Columbia. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Liberal candidate who flipped 14 B.C. Properties in a decade declines to reveal profit, won't commit to ending practice if elected". 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Lessons not yet learned: reflecting on the bombing of Air India 182 | News". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ Toolkit, Web Experience (2013-11-21). "Profiles". www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Boutique Marketplace Jane Names Retail Veteran Taleeb Noormohamed Chief Executive Officer Amid Unprecedented Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic". www.businesswire.com. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Vancouver Granville". Elections Canada. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Taleeb Noormohamed". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 2021-10-22.