Arnold Chan

Arnold Chan
MP
Arnold Chan MP
陳家諾
Member of Parliament; for Scarborough—Agincourt
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2014
Preceded by	Jim Karygiannis
Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2, 2015
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Scott Reid
Personal details
Born	June 10, 1967 (age 56); Scarborough, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Profession	Lawyer

Arnold Chan (born June 10, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. Chan is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Chan attended the University of Toronto, earning an undergraduate and two master's degrees, before obtaining a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his election, Chan worked as a lawyer and, for a time, as an aide to the current Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade Michael Chan and the former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.^[1]^[2]

On January 22, 2015 it was revealed to the public that Chan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and would be taking a leave of absence from Parliament while undergoing treatment.^[3]^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Arnold Chan	21,587	51.95	+6.38	$70,985.90
	Conservative	Bin Chang	15,802	38.03	+3.88	$81,000.27
	New Democratic	Laura Thomas Patrick	3,263	7.85	-10.14	$3,832.40
	Green	Debra Scott	570	1.37	-0.92	–
	Christian Heritage	Jude Coutinho	334	0.80	–	$621.16
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,556	99.41		$203,566.74
Total rejected ballots			248	0.59	–
Turnout			41,804	59.42	–
Eligible voters			70,355
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.25
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

v t e Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Scarborough—Agincourt Resignation of Jim Karygiannis
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arnold Chan	12,868	59.38	+13.98
	Conservative	Trevor Ellis	6,344	29.27	−4.91
	New Democratic	Elizabeth Ying Long	1,838	8.48	−9.62
	Independent	Kevin Clarke	315	1.45	-
	Green	Shahbaz Mir	307	1.42	−0.90
Total valid votes/expense limit			21,672	99.44	–
Total rejected ballots			121	0.56	−0.09
Turnout			21,793	29.43	−26.60
Eligible voters			74,062
	Liberal hold		Swing		+9.45
Source: Elections Canada^[7]

References

^ "Arnold Chan Wins the LPC Nomination for Scarborough—Agincourt". Liberal.ca. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
^ "Arnold Chan Green Lit As Candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt Federal Liberal Nomination". CNW Group. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/scarborough-mp-diagnosed-with-cancer-1.2200598
^ http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/01/22/new-scarborough-mp-arnold-chan-diagnosed-with-cancer.html
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Agincourt, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
^ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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[1] "Arnold Chan Wins the LPC Nomination for Scarborough—Agincourt". Liberal.ca. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

[2] "Arnold Chan Green Lit As Candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt Federal Liberal Nomination". CNW Group. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[3] ttp://toronto.ctvnews.ca/scarborough-mp-diagnosed-with-cancer-1.2200598

[4] ttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/01/22/new-scarborough-mp-arnold-chan-diagnosed-with-cancer.html

[5] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Scarborough—Agincourt, 30 September 2015

[6] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[7] "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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