Chandra Arya

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Chandra Arya
MP
Chandra Arya 20171012.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Nepean
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDistrict created
Personal details
Born1963 (age 58–59)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceBarrhaven,[1] Ottawa, Ontario

Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya MP (born 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 and subsequently re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[2][3][4][5] He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT).[6]

Electoral record[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 31,933 45.9 -6.52 $107,465.36
Conservative Brian St. Louis 23,320 33.5 -2.63 $110,373.63
New Democratic Zaff Ansari 9,104 13.1 +4.90 $3,771.41
Green Jean-Luc Cooke 4,379 6.3 +3.97 $7,732.54
People's Azim Hooda 687 1.0 none listed
Communist Dustan Wang 160 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,583 100.0
Total rejected ballots 407
Turnout 69,990 75.2
Eligible voters 93,119
Liberal hold Swing -1.95
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election
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[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ "Nepean Race A Nail-biter to the Finish". Ottawa Sun.
  3. ^ "Nepean: How much experience does an MP need?". Ottawa Sun. Sep 23, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Liberal Chandra Arya returns in Nepean". CBC News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Standing Committee on International Trade". House of Commons. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". elections.ca. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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