Shaun Chen (politician)

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Shaun Chen
MP
陈圣源
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Scarborough North
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Constituency established
Chair of the Toronto District School Board
In office
December 1, 2014 – August 4, 2015
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
Preceded by Noah Ng
Succeeded by Neethan Shan
Personal details
Born (1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 (age 43)
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)
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

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Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

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  5. Canada's Indian-Chinese community basks in Chen's electoral success
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough North, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates