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♂ Omar Alghabra
aliasOmar Alghabra
Record
504 · 1650

Syrian-Canadian    Islam   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 24 October 1969
Age 54 years + 6 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Omar Alghabra (1969– )
© Photo 2021 Organisation maritime internationale — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 2 27

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 43–44
LIB
 1 Minister 51–54 12 Jan 2021 — 3 3 16
 1. Transport

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Robert Dechert  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Gregory H. Vezina  m 
 
Eligible: 91,874 Votes: 60,173 Participation: 65.50% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 803(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/5 26,852 44.81% +3,328 Loser:
CPC
 23,524 39.26% Robert Dechert

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 99,774 Votes: 56,071 Participation: 56.20% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5845(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
LIB
 2/5 23,466 42.00% -397 Winner:
CPC
 23,863 42.71% Robert Dechert
Eligible: 105,430 Votes: 63,671 Participation: 60.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/5 21,541 33.95% -8,252 Winner:
CPC
 29,793 46.95% Robert Dechert
Eligible: 83,787 Votes: 52,194 Participation: 62.29% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7468(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 28,372 54.72% +10,941 Loser:
CPC
 17,431 33.62% Julius Tiangson

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 87,888 Votes: 54,231 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26959(F) — 15 Mar 2022 10:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/6 29,974 55.76% +14,100 Loser:
CPC
 15,874 29.53% Milad Mikael

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,779 Votes: 47,893 Participation: 55.83% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36310(F) — 20 May 2022 07:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 25,719 54.22% +12,329 Loser:
CPC
 13,390 28.23% Kathy-Ying Zhao

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Mississauga Centre
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39499(P) — 20 Jan 2024 10:10 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
55		     Successor:
LIB

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Omar Alghabra, M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Omar Alghabra, député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Omar Alghabra		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Omar Alghabra		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 17:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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