Chandra Arya

Chandra Arya MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nepean
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	district re-established
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Religion	Hindu

Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya (born c. 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.^[1][2][3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Chandra Arya	34,017	52.43	+25.32	–
	Conservative	Andy Wang	23,442	36.16	-14.86	–
	New Democratic	Sean Devine	5,324	8.16	-9.67	–
	Green	Jean-Luc Roger Cooke	1,518	2.34	-1.69	–
	Independent	Jesus Cosico	416	0.64	–	–
	Independent	Hubert Mamba	69	0.11	–	–
	Independent	Harry Splett	66	0.1	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Tony Seed	41	0.06	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			64,888	100.0		$217,170.11
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			65,150	78.5%	–
Eligible voters			82,976
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+20.9
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References

1. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/nepean-race-a-nail-biter-to-the-finish
2. http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/09/22/nepean-how-much-experience-does-an-mp-need
3. "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nepean, 30 September 2015
5. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e

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