Arif Virani
| Arif Virani MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parkdale—High Park | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Nash |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 23, 1971 Uganda |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Suchita |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Roncesvalles Village, Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Ismaili Muslim |
Arif Virani MP (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the riding of Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.[2]
Private life
Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda.[1] He is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who has worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.[3] Virani lives in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto with his wife Suchita and two sons.[1]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arif Virani | 24,623 | 42.04% | +9.15 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Peggy Nash | 23,566 | 40.24% | -6.96 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ian Allen | 7,641 | 13.05% | -2.5 | – | |||
| Green | Adam Phipps | 1,743 | 2.98% | -0.29 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Mark Jeftovic | 610 | 1.04% | – | – | |||
| Marijuana | Terry Parker | 191 | 0.33% | -0.09 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Lorne Gershuny | 100 | 0.17% | +/-0.00 | – | |||
| Independent | Carol Royer | 93 | 0.16% | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,567 | 100.0 | $210,593.15 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,836 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,952 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 The Toronto Star "Arif Virani wins in Parkdale-High Park" (Oct. 19, 2015)
- ↑ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ The Law Society of Upper Canada
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Parkdale—High Park, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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