Shaun Chen (politician)
Shaun Chen MP |
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陈圣源 | |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough North |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Constituency established |
Chair of the Toronto District School Board | |
In office December 1, 2014 – August 4, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Chris Bolton |
Succeeded by | Robin Pilkey |
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 21) Scarborough—Rouge River | |
In office December 1, 2006 – October 28, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Noah Ng |
Succeeded by | Neethan Shan |
Personal details | |
Born | September 13, 1980 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
Education | University of Toronto[1] |
Shaun Chen (Chinese: 陈圣源; born September 13, 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough North in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[2] Chen was a trustee representing ward 21 in the Toronto District School Board as well as Board Chair\[3] but resigned on August 5, 2015 to run as the federal Liberal candidate for the newly established Scarborough North riding.[4]
Personal life
Chen was born in Toronto to Hakka Chinese parents from India.[5] He was raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. Chen was awarded both the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 1999 and 2013 respectively.[1]
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough North (electoral district) | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Shaun Chen | 18,904 | 48.24 | +19.37 | – | |||
Conservative | Ravinder Malhi | 10,737 | 27.40 | -5.98 | – | |||
New Democratic | Rathika Sitsabaiesan | 8,648 | 22.07 | -13.3 | – | |||
Green | Eleni MacDonald | 579 | 1.48 | -0.14 | – | |||
Independent | Raphael Rosch | 164 | 0.42 | – | – | |||
Independent | Aasia Khatoon | 156 | 0.40 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 39,188 | 100.0 | $198,897.93 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 216 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 39,404 | 60.87 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 64,827 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
References
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- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough North, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Toronto District School Board trustees
- University of Toronto alumni
- People from Scarborough, Toronto
- Canadian people of Chinese descent
- Canadian Hakka people