Sameer Zuberi (politician)

Sameer Zuberi MP (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Pierrefonds—Dollard during the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3]

For the Scottish doctor, see Sameer Zuberi (physician).
Sameer Zuberi

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Pierrefonds—Dollard
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byFrank Baylis
Personal details
Born1979 or 1980 (age 40–41)[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceDollard-Des Ormeaux, Quebec[2]

Born in Montreal, Zuberi is the eldest of six children and was raised in Laval, Quebec. His mother is of Scottish and Italian descent and his father is an immigrant from Pakistan. He attended Concordia University, Marianopolis College and the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1]

In January 2021, Zuberi was found to have traveled to Delaware the month prior, during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the closure of the border between the United States and Canada for nonessential travel and public health advisories to avoid travel. Zuberi stepped down from his roles on parliamentary committees as a result.[4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Pierrefonds—Dollard
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSameer Zuberi31,30556.43-2.23
ConservativeMariam Ishak9,79717.66-2.33
New DemocraticBruno Ibrahim El-Khoury5,68710.25-6.13
Bloc QuébécoisEdline Henri4,4698.06+4.57
GreenLisa Mintz2,8665.17+3.69
People'sLee Weishar7111.28–
IndependentMartin Plante3940.71–
IndependentShahid Khan2420.44–
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,471100.0 
Total rejected ballots 682
Turnout 56,15367.4
Eligible voters 83,369
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References
  1. "Up Close & Personal with Sameer Zuberi". Sync Magazine. August 5, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "Election 2019: Liberal Sameer Zuberi takes Pierrefonds—Dollard". Montreal Gazette. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. "Liberal MPs among latest politicians to disclose international travel during pandemic". CBC News. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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