Paul Chiang (politician)
Paul Chiang MP | |
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蔣振宇 | |
Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bob Saroya |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 or 1960 (age 61–62)[1] Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Monica[2] |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Police sergeant (retired) |
Paul Chiang (born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Markham—Unionville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3]
Born in Karachi, Pakistan to Chinese parents, he grew up in Pakistan until his family immigrated to Canada in 1976 to join his father's family. His grandparents had previously lived in Pakistan since 1927.[2] Chiang is a retired police officer in York Regional Police; in 2013, he was serving as a diversity officer at the Diversity and Cultural Resources Unit.[1][2] He first entered policing with London Police Service in 1992, and also served with the Durham Regional Police before joining York in 1999.[2]
He is married to Monica, who is also of Chinese descent and born in Pakistan (Rawalpindi). They have three children.[2] In addition to Hakka Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hubei and English, Chiang is also fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and knows Pashto from his early years in Pakistan.[2]
Election results[]
2021 Canadian federal election: Markham—Unionville | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Paul Chaing | 21,958 | 48.6 | +10.24 | ||||
Conservative | Bob Saroya | 18,959 | 41.9 | -7.04 | ||||
New Democratic | Aftab Qureshi | 3,001 | 6.6 | — | ||||
Green | Elvin Kao | 1,306 | 2.9 | +0.65 | ||||
Total valid votes | 45,224 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 452 | |||||||
Turnout | 45,676 | 52.0 | -8.9 | |||||
Eligible voters | 87,781 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.52 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4] |
References[]
- ^ a b Riedner, Heidi (September 2, 2021). "Vote 2021: Get to know Markham-Unionville Liberal candidate Paul Chiang". Markham Economist & Sun. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Khalil, Norman (December 11, 2013). "Pakistani-born Chinese adds new colours to multicultural society". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Liberal Paul Chiang flips Conservative stronghold in Markham-Unionville". Heidi Riedner. The Star. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results: Markham—Unionville". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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