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Arif Virani
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
MinisterJohn McCallum
Preceded byCostas Menegakis
Member of Parliament
for Parkdale—High Park
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byPeggy Nash
Personal details
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52)
Kampala, Uganda
Political partyLiberal
SpouseSuchita Jain
Children2
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
ProfessionLawyer

Arif Virani MP (born November 23, 1971) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was elected in the 2015 federal election to represent the riding of Parkdale—High Park in the House of Commons of Canada, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.[2]

Background

Virani is a multilingual Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda.[1] He is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who has worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.[3]

Personal life

Virani’s roots are in Ahmedabad, though he was born in Kampala.[4] Virani lives in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto with his wife Suchita Jain originally from London, Ontario and their two sons.[1][5]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Arif Virani 24,623 42.04% +9.15 –
New Democratic Peggy Nash 23,566 40.24% -6.96 –
Conservative Ian Allen 7,641 13.05% -2.5 –
Green Adam Phipps 1,743 2.98% -0.29 –
Libertarian Mark Jeftovic 610 1.04% – –
Marijuana Terry Parker 191 0.33% -0.09 –
Marxist–Leninist Lorne Gershuny 100 0.17% +/-0.00 –
Independent Carol Royer 93 0.16% – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,567 100.0     $210,593.15
Total rejected ballots 269 – –
Turnout 58,836 – –
Eligible voters 76,952
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hasham, Alyshah (October 19, 2015). "Arif Virani wins in Parkdale-High Park". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ^ The Law Society of Upper Canada
  4. ^ Bhattacharyya, Anirudh (February 8, 2016). "How an Indian-origin MP in Canada is helping Syrian refugees". Hindustan Times. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Racanelli, Helen (March 8, 2016). "Why Arif Virani ran for Parliament". Precedent Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Parkdale—High Park, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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