Arif Virani

Arif Virani
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
Minister John McCallum
Preceded by Costas Menegakis
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Parkdale—High Park
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Peggy Nash
Personal details
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971
Kampala, Uganda
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Suchita Jain
Children 2
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Profession Lawyer
Religion Ismaili Muslim

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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalArif Virani 24,623 42.04% +9.15 –
New DemocraticPeggy Nash 23,566 40.24% -6.96 –
ConservativeIan Allen 7,641 13.05% -2.5 –
GreenAdam Phipps 1,743 2.98% -0.29 –
LibertarianMark Jeftovic 610 1.04% – –
MarijuanaTerry Parker 191 0.33% -0.09 –
Marxist–LeninistLorne Gershuny 100 0.17% +/-0.00 –
IndependentCarol Royer 93 0.16% – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,567100.0   $210,593.15
Total rejected ballots 269––
Turnout 58,836––
Eligible voters 76,952
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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