Ziad Aboultaif
Ziad Aboultaif | |
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| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Manning | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 Aiha, 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 first elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Before politics[edit]
On first coming to Canada, Aboultaif started working as a labourer. He learned the business from the ground up, moving from warehouse to office - eventually opening a business of his own.[2] He was co-owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[3][4]
Federal politics[edit]
Aboultaif was first elected in 2015, campaigning on his credentials as a small business owner. He pledged support for small business with a focus on strengthening the economy through lower taxes.
From 2015-2017 he was shadow minister of National Revenue, followed by two years as shadow minister for International Development, then a year as shadow minister for Digital Government.[5][6]
He has served on a number of Parliamentary committees, including International Trade, Government Operations and Estimates, COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Finance and National Revenue.[7]
In 2019, he won re-election, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development.[8] In early 2021 he introduced a purely symbolic motion in Parliament supporting Canada's oil and gas sector industries.[9]
Organ Donation[edit]
In 2003 Aboultaif made a partial-liver donation to his son. In Parliament, he has worked to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. His ultimately unsuccessful Private Members Bill, C-223, would have established a Canadian Organ Donor Registry to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada.[10]
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. His work on community boards earned him both an Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), and a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). Aboultaif is Druze.[11]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 30,425 | 55.9% | +10.66 | $77,497.08 | |||
| Liberal | Kamal Kadri | 11,692 | 21.5% | -6.07 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Charmaine St. Germain | 9,555 | 17.6% | -6.04 | $2,962.31 | |||
| Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,255 | 2.3% | +0.10 | none listed | |||
| People's | Daniel Summers | 1,109 | 2.0% | - | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Pamella Phiri | 276 | 0.5% | - | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Andre Vachon | 68 | 0.1% | -0.16 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,380 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54,737 | 61.5% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,075 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
| 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[14][15] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ October 19, Paige Parsons Updated; 2015 (8 October 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning - Edmonton Journal".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ https://ziadaboultaif.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bio-ZAboultaif.pdf
- ^ "About". www.axxessfurniture.com.
- ^ "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
- ^ "Three Edmonton-area Conservative MPs named to new shadow cabinet".
- ^ "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
- ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/ziad-aboultaif(89156)
- ^ "Riding profile:Edmonton Manning".
- ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/ziad-aboultaif(89156)/motions/11069995
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/conservative-mp-to-table-bill-calling-for-national-organ-donor-registry-after-transplant-saved-his-son
- ^ http://druze.net/2016/02/19/the-cds-fundraiser-is-this-saturday-and-we-added-another-special-guest/
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.
External links[edit]
Parliament of Canada Website: Ziad Aboultaif
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Edmonton
- Druze people of Lebanese nationality
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Politicians from Edmonton
- Lebanese emigrants to Canada
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Canadian politicians of Lebanese descent