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♀ Salma Zahid
aliasSalma Zahid
Record
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☆   Pakistani-Canadian    Islam   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 26 May 1970
Age 53 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 October 2015 → 8 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 4 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Salma Zahid (1970– )
© Photo 2020 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In May 2018, Zahid, an Ontario Liberal, became the first MP to wear a hijab in the House of Commons. She said she did so for personal reasons while recovering from chemotherapy treatment, but also because she had grown closer to her Islamic faith while facing cancer.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 6 7

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ John Cannis  m 
 		 ⊕ Roxanne L. James  f 
 
Eligible: 71,847 Votes: 45,436 Participation: 63.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7498(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/5 22,753 50.53% +8,048 Loser:
CPC
 14,705 32.66% Roxanne L. James

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,698 Votes: 47,194 Participation: 61.53% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26991(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/6 25,695 55.19% +15,308 Loser:
CPC
 10,387 22.31% Irshad Chaudhry

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,304 Votes: 40,586 Participation: 54.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36342(F) — 20 May 2022 07:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 23,128 57.59% +13,309 Loser:
CPC
 9,819 24.45% Malcolm Ponnayan

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39531(P) — 24 Jan 2024 23:07 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)
Mrs. Salma Zahid, M.P.		 24 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Salma Zahid, députée		 24 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Salma Zahid		 24 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Salma Zahid		 24 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 23:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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