Marwan Tabbara
| Marwan Tabbara MP | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kitchener South—Hespeler | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District Created |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 23, 1984[1] Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph |
Marwan Rached Tabbara is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Kitchener South—Hespeler in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[2]
Early Life
Marwan Tabbara was born in Beirut, Lebanon on August 23, 1984. Four years later, his family immigrated to Canada to flee the ongoing Lebanese Civil War.[3]
After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Guelph, Tabbara took several construction jobs in the summer before working at the Frito Lay plant in Cambridge, where he worked as a line technician. He also worked as a field supervisor for a management company doing quality control work within the automotive industry.[3]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marwan Tabbara | 20,215 | 42.3 | +23.38 | $68,757.73 | |||
| Conservative | Marian Gagné | 17,544 | 36.7 | -14.49 | $96,904.47 | |||
| New Democratic | Lorne Bruce | 7,440 | 15.6 | -10.16 | – | |||
| Green | David Weber | 1,767 | 3.7 | -0.3 | $2,785.51 | |||
| Libertarian | Nathan Lajeunesse | 772 | 1.6 | – | $2,129.83 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Baetz | 91 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,829 | 100.0 | $205,534.07 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.5 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,088 | 66.4 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,359 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.93% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5968152-liberals-win-region-s-newest-riding-kitchener-south-hespeler/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/canada-election-2015-kitchener-south-hespeler-1.3278551
- 1 2 Vivian, Richard. "Liberals choose Marwan Tabbara as Kitchener South-Hespeler candidate". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener South—Hespeler, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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