Shaun Chen (politician)
Shaun Chen | |
|---|---|
陳聖源 | |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough North | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Chair of the Toronto District School Board | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Bolton |
| Succeeded by | Robin Pilkey |
| Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 21) Scarborough—Rouge River | |
| In office December 1, 2006 – October 28, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Noah Ng |
| Succeeded by | Neethan Shan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1980 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto[1] |
Shaun Chen MP (simplified Chinese: 陈圣源; traditional Chinese: 陳聖源,; born September 18, 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2] Chen was a trustee representing ward 21 in the Toronto District School Board as well as Board Chair[3] but resigned on August 5, 2015, to run as the federal Liberal candidate for the newly established Scarborough North riding.[4]
Chen was re-elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election with an increased share of the vote.[5]
Personal life
Chen was born in Toronto to Hakka Chinese parents from India.[6] He was raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. Chen was awarded both the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 1999 and 2013 respectively.[1]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Scarborough North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Shaun Chen | 18,904 | 48.24 | +19.37 | $72,471.61 | |||
| Conservative | Ravinder Malhi | 10,737 | 27.40 | -5.98 | $101,170.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Rathika Sitsabaiesan | 8,648 | 22.07 | -13.3 | $135,280.61 | |||
| Green | Eleni MacDonald | 579 | 1.48 | -0.14 | $668.91 | |||
| Independent | Raphael Rosch | 164 | 0.42 | – | $210.83 | |||
| Independent | Aasia Khatoon | 156 | 0.40 | – | $1,724.47 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,188 | 100.0 | $199,432.15 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 39,404 | 60.87 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,827 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Rushowy, Kristin. "New TDSB chair Shaun Chen ready for challenge". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Contenta, Sandro. "Shaun Chen wins Scarborough North". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Trustee Shaun Chen - Ward 21". www.tdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "TDSB chair Shaun Chen stepping down". CityNews. Rogers Communications. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Warren, May (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Shaun Chen holds onto seat in Scarborough North". The Star. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Canada's Indian-Chinese community basks in Chen's electoral success
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough North, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Toronto District School Board trustees
- University of Toronto alumni
- People from Scarborough, Toronto
- Politicians from Toronto
- Canadian people of Chinese descent
- Canadian people of Hakka descent
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Canadian politicians of Chinese descent