Doly Begum

Doly Begum
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Scarborough Southwest
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded by Lorenzo Berardinetti
Personal details
Born c. 1989
Political party New Democratic
Residence Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario

Doly Begum is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus.[2]

Begum comes from the Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh.[3] She immigrated to Canada as a child with her family.[4] She is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Hon. B.A. in Political Science, 2007-2012) and has a Masters in Development, Administration & Planning from University College London. She was Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition, Vice-Chair of Warden Woods Community Centre, a Research Analyst at The Society of Energy Professionals, and was the chief coordinator of the province-wide Keep Hydro Public campaign.[5][6]

Election results

Ontario general election, 2018
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDoly Begum19,75145.51+21.86
Progressive ConservativeGary Ellis13,59231.32+10.68
LiberalLorenzo Berardinetti8,21518.93-31.29
GreenDavid Del Grande1,1442.64-1.43
None of the AboveAllen Atkinson2740.63
LibertarianJames Speirs1960.45-0.44
Special NeedsWillie Little1610.37
TrilliumBobby Turley640.15
Total valid votes 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

References

  1. ↑ Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/new-mpps-ontario-election-2018-1.4706119
  3. ↑ "Doly Begum makes history, wins big in Ontario provincial polls". The Daily Star. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. ↑ "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  5. ↑ https://dolybegum.ontariondp.ca/
  6. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/doly-begum-84941838/
  7. ↑ "Candidate Search". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.