Salma Zahid

Salma Zahid MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Roxanne James
Personal details
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Residence	Scarborough, Ontario

Salma Zahid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Scarborough Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She succeeded Conservative Roxanne James.^[1] She is Pakistani Canadian, mother of 2 and has resided in Scarborough since 2000.^[2] She is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.^[3]

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015: Scarborough Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Salma Zahid	22,753	50.5	+18.61	–
	Conservative	Roxanne James	14,705	32.7	-2.18	–
	New Democratic	Alex Wilson	5,227	11.6	-19.06	–
	Libertarian	Katerina Androutsos	1,384	3.1		–
	Green	Lindsay Thompson	960	2.1	-0.47	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,029	100.00	+22.33	$203,470.78
Total rejected ballots			407	0.90	+0.33
Turnout			45,436	64.36	+10.02
Eligible voters			70,594		+0.46
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+10.39%
Source(s)  "Election Night Results (Validated by Returning Officer)". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2015. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates".

References

1. http://www.thestar.com/news/federal-election/federal-ridings-toronto-gta/2015/10/19/liberal-candidate-salma-zahid-wins-scarborough-centre.html
2. "Two Pakistani women emerge victorious in Canadian general elections". ARY News. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
3. http://www.johntory.ca/scarborough-area-liberal-mps-candidates-endorse-john-tory/