Ziad Aboultaif

Ziad Aboultaif MP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف) (born 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Ziad Aboultaif MP
Official Opposition Critic for International Development
Incumbent
Assumed office August 30, 2017
Leader	Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Dean Allison
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Manning
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Established
Personal details
Born	1966 Aaiha, Lebanon
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth
Children	2
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Profession	Businessman

Before politics

Before entering politics, Aboultaif was a self-employed business owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[2] [3]

Federal politics

Aboultaif campaigned on his credentials as a self-employed business owner and pledged support for small business and a focus on strengthening the economy through lower taxes. In 2017, he was named the shadow minister for International Affairs. [4][5] In 2019, he won re-election, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development. [6]

Personal life

Originally from Lebanon, Aboultaif emigrated to Canada in 1990. He has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991 and together they have two sons. Aboultaif is Druze.[7]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ziad Aboultaif	30,425	55.9%	+10.66
	Liberal	Kamal Kadri	11,692	21.5%	-6.07
	New Democratic	Charmaine St. Germain	9,555	17.6%	-6.04
	Green	Laura-Leah Shaw	1,255	2.3%	+0.10
	People's	Daniel Summers	1,109	2.0%	-
	Christian Heritage	Pamella Phiri	276	0.5%	-
	Marxist–Leninist	Andre Vachon	68	0.1%	-0.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,380	100.0
Total rejected ballots			357
Turnout			54,737	61.5%
Eligible voters			89,075
	Conservative hold		Swing		+8.37
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ziad Aboultaif	22,166	45.2	-10.25	–
	Liberal	Sukhdev Aujla	13,509	27.6	+18.5	–
	New Democratic	Aaron Paquette	11,582	23.6	-3.1	–
	Green	Chris Vallee	1,079	2.2	-0.68	–
	Independent	Mebreate Deres	540	1.1	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	André Vachon	125	0.3	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,001	100.0		$212,270.98
Total rejected ballots			185	–	–
Turnout			49,186	61.3%	–
Eligible voters			80,111
	Conservative hold		Swing		-14.37%
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

References

1. October 19, Paige Parsons Updated; 2015 (8 October 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning - Edmonton Journal".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. "About". www.axxessfurniture.com.
3. "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
4. "Three Edmonton-area Conservative MPs named to new shadow cabinet".
5. "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
6. "Riding profile:Edmonton Manning".
7. http://druze.net/2016/02/19/the-cds-fundraiser-is-this-saturday-and-we-added-another-special-guest/
8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
10. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
11. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.

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