Marwah Rizqy

Marwah Rizqy
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Laurent
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded by Jean-Marc Fournier
Personal details
Born Montreal, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party

Marwah Rizqy is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Saint-Laurent as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Prior to her election she was a professor of tax law at the University of Sherbrooke. She previously ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election in the riding of Hochelaga, finishing behind Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet by 500 votes.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet16,03430.89-16.59$64,664.42
LiberalMarwah Rizqy15,53429.93+18.20$19,746.32
Bloc QuébécoisSimon Marchand14,38927.72-3.04$47,613.01
ConservativeAlexandre Dang3,5556.85-0.35$3,363.29
GreenAnne-Marie Saint-Cerny1,6543.19+1.52–
RhinocerosNicolas Lemay4110.79+0.26$651.34
CommunistMarianne Breton Fontaine1790.34-0.05–
Marxist–LeninistChristine Dandenault1480.29-0.02–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,904100.0 $219,682.85
Total rejected ballots 877––
Turnout 52,781––
Eligible voters 82,783
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[2] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet over Marwah Rizqy decreased from 541 votes to 500 votes as a result of the recount.[3]
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Quebec election: Saint-Laurent results". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hochelaga, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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