Arnold Chan
| Arnold Chan MP | |
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| 陳家諾 | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Karygiannis |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
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Assumed office December 2, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Scott Reid |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 10, 1967 Scarborough, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arnold Chan (born June 10, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. Chan is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Chan attended the University of Toronto, earning an undergraduate and two master's degrees, before obtaining a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his election, Chan worked as a lawyer and, for a time, as an aide to the current Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade Michael Chan and the former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.[1][2]
On January 22, 2015 it was revealed to the public that Chan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and would be taking a leave of absence from Parliament while undergoing treatment.[3][4]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arnold Chan | 21,587 | 51.9 | -7.5 | – | |||
| Conservative | Bin Chang | 15,802 | 38.0 | +8.7 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Laura Thomas Patrick | 3,263 | 7.9 | +0.6 | – | |||
| Green | Debra Scott | 540 | 1.4 | 0 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jude Coutinho | 334 | 0.8 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,556 | 100.0 | $202,352.76 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 248 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 41,804 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,888 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Scarborough—Agincourt | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Arnold Chan | 12,868 | 59.38 | +13.99 | ||||
| Conservative | Trevor Ellis | 6,344 | 29.27 | −4.91 | ||||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Ying Long | 1,838 | 8.48 | −9.62 | ||||
| Independent | Kevin Clarke | 315 | 1.45 | - | ||||
| Green | Shahbaz Mir | 307 | 1.42 | −0.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 21,672 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 121 | 0.56 | −0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,793 | 29.56 | −27.34 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,062 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.45 | ||||||
| By-election due to the resignation of Jim Karygiannis to run in the 2014 Toronto municipal election. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Arnold Chan Wins the LPC Nomination for Scarborough—Agincourt". Liberal.ca. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Arnold Chan Green Lit As Candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt Federal Liberal Nomination". CNW Group. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/scarborough-mp-diagnosed-with-cancer-1.2200598
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/01/22/new-scarborough-mp-arnold-chan-diagnosed-with-cancer.html
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Agincourt, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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