Doly Begum
Doly Begum (Bengali: ডলি বেগম) 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]
Doly Begum MPP | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Berardinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1989 (age 30–31) Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
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 in political science, and has a masters in development, administration and 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.
Election results
| 2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough Southwest | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doly Begum | 19,835 | 45.66 | +22.01 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Ellis | 13,565 | 31.22 | +10.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorenzo Berardinetti | 8,228 | 18.94 | -31.28 | ||||
| Green | David Del Grande | 1,174 | 2.70 | -1.37 | ||||
| None of the Above | Allen Atkinson | 222 | 0.51 | |||||
| Libertarian | James Speirs | 195 | 0.45 | -0.44 | ||||
| Special Needs | Willie Little | 160 | 0.37 | |||||
| Trillium | Bobby Turley | 64 | 0.15 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,443 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
References
- Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "73 new MPPs ride Ontario's wave of change to Queen's Park". CBC News Toronto, June 16, 2018.
- "Doly Begum makes history, wins big in Ontario provincial polls". The Daily Star. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.