Jean Yip
Jean Yip | |
|---|---|
| 葉嘉麗 | |
| File:Jean Yip Headshot.jpg | |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| Assumed office December 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Chan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Arnold Chan (d. 2017) |
Jean Yip MP is a Canadian politician from Ontario, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 11, 2017.[1][2] She represents the electoral district of Scarborough—Agincourt as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.
Yip is the widow of her predecessor Arnold Chan, and first became prominent in the riding when she took time to assist her husband with constituency political duties during his cancer treatment.[3]
Early Career and Life
Jean was born and raised in Scarborough--Agincourt to immigrant parents[4].
Graduating from the University of Toronto, Jean had a career in insurance and underwriting before taking time off to raise her children. Her late husband, Arnold Chan, was elected in 2014 and she helped represent him at local and regional events[4].
Political Career
Jean was elected to the House of Commons in December 11, 2017.
Personal Life
Jean lives in Toronto with her three boys: Nathaniel, Ethan, and Theodore.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Scarborough—Agincourt Death of Arnold Chan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Yip | 9,091 | 49.4 | -2.55 | ||||
| Conservative | Dasong Zou | 7,448 | 40.5 | +2.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Chang | 931 | 5.1 | -2.75 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Jude Coutinho | 371 | 2.0 | +1.20 | ||||
| Green | Michael DiPasquale | 253 | 1.4 | +0.03 | ||||
| Independent | Tom Zhu | 148 | 0.8 | |||||
| Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 145 | 0.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 100.00 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
References
- ^ "CBC projects Jean Yip, widow of late Arnold Chan, winner of Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". CBC News, December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Liberal Jean Yip declares victory in Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". Toronto Star. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jean Yip to vie for late husband Arnold Chan's seat". Toronto Star, October 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jean Yip".
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