Chandra Arya

Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya MP (born 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election and subsequently re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[1][2][3][4] He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT).[5]

Chandra Arya MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nepean
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	District created
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 57–58)
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Chandra Arya	31,933	45.9		$107,465.36
	Conservative	Brian St. Louis	23,320	33.5		$110,373.63
	New Democratic	Zaff Ansari	9,104	13.1		$3,771.41
	Green	Jean-Luc Cooke	4,379	6.3		$7,732.54
	People's	Azim Hooda	687	1.0		none listed
	Communist	Dustan Wang	160	0.2		none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			69,583	100.0
Total rejected ballots			407
Turnout			69,990	75.2
Eligible voters			93,119
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Chandra Arya	34,017	52.43	+25.32	–
	Conservative	Andy Wang	23,442	36.16	-14.86	–
	New Democratic	Sean Devine	5,324	8.16	-9.67	–
	Green	Jean-Luc Roger Cooke	1,518	2.34	-1.69	–
	Independent	Jesus Cosico	416	0.64	–	–
	Independent	Hubert Mamba	69	0.11	–	–
	Independent	Harry Splett	66	0.1	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Tony Seed	41	0.06	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			64,888	100.0		$217,170.11
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			65,150	78.5%	–
Eligible voters			82,976
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+20.9
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

1. "Nepean Race A Nail-biter to the Finish". Ottawa Sun.
2. "Nepean: How much experience does an MP need?". Ottawa Sun. Sep 23, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
4. "Liberal Chandra Arya returns in Nepean". CBC News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
5. "Standing Committee on International Trade". House of Commons. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
8. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". elections.ca. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
9. Canada, Elections. "Error page". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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