Ziad Aboultaif
Ziad Aboultaif | |
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| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Manning | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1966 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Businessman |
Ziad Aboultaif MP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف; born 10 September 1966) is a Canadian politician first elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Before politics
[edit]On first coming to Canada, Aboultaif started working in the private and manufacturing sector. He learned the business from the ground up, moving from warehouse to office - eventually opening a business of his own.[2] He was co-owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[3][4]
Federal politics
[edit]Aboultaif was first elected in 2015, campaigning on his credentials as a small business owner. He pledged support for small business and to lower taxes.
From 2015 to 2017 he was shadow minister of National Revenue, followed by two years as shadow minister for International Development, then a year as shadow minister for Digital Government.[5][6]
He has served on a number of Parliamentary committees, including International Trade, Government Operations and Estimates, COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Finance and National Revenue.[7]
He won re-election in 2019, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development.[8] In early 2021 he introduced a motion in Parliament supporting Canada's oil and gas sector industries.[9] He won re-election again in 2021 and 2025.
As an Albertan, Aboultaif has been critical of the Liberal Government by being vocal on issues of national fiscal matters, crime, and national security, among others.
He voted in support of Bill C-233 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.[10]
Organ donation
[edit]In 2003 Aboultaif made a partial-liver donation to his son. In Parliament, he has worked to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. His ultimately unsuccessful Private Members Bill C-223, would have established a Canadian Organ Donor Registry to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada.[11]
In 2025, building on his effort in Bill C-223, Ziad introduced Bill C-234, an act to establish an organ donor recognition medal. The bill currently stands at the Committee Stage in the Senate of Canada and continues to move along the legislative process.
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Lebanon, Aboultaif who is Druze, immigrated to Canada in 1990. He has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991 and together they have two sons. His work on community boards earned him an Alberta Centennial Medal, Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal, Uzbekistan's 30th National Anniversary Medal, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Further, Ziad is a fellow at the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographic Society.
Aboultaif holds Dual-citizenship with Lebanon.[12]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 26,445 | 53.09 | +11.97 | $73,826.17 | |||
| Liberal | Blair-Marie Coles | 17,603 | 35.34 | +14.77 | $13,445.58 | |||
| New Democratic | Lesley Thompson | 4,935 | 9.91 | –21.10 | $18,380.84 | |||
| People's | Robert Bard | 824 | 1.65 | –5.36 | $1,775.85 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,807 | 99.00 | – | $128,415.60 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 505 | 1.00 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,312 | 61.18 | +6.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,238 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –1.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 20,219 | 41.07 | –14.88 | $36,173.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Charmaine St. Germain | 14,999 | 30.47 | +12.90 | $5,643.23 | |||
| Liberal | Donna Lynn Smith | 10,468 | 21.27 | –0.23 | $14,542.92 | |||
| People's | Martin Halvorson | 3,407 | 6.92 | +4.88 | $3,852.57 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 133 | 0.27 | +0.14 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,226 | 99.14 | – | $118,181.44 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 429 | 0.86 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,655 | 55.07 | –5.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,163 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –13.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 30,425 | 55.95 | +10.71 | $62,911.58 | |||
| Liberal | Kamal Kadri | 11,692 | 21.50 | –6.07 | $27,361.82 | |||
| New Democratic | Charmaine St. Germain | 9,555 | 17.57 | –6.07 | $2,962.31 | |||
| Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,255 | 2.31 | +0.11 | none listed | |||
| People's | Daniel Summers | 1,109 | 2.04 | – | $1,903.10 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Pam Phiri | 276 | 0.51 | – | $751.22 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 68 | 0.13 | –0.13 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,380 | 99.35 | – | $114,605.47 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | 0.65 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,737 | 60.84 | +0.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,968 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 22,166 | 45.2 | -10.25 | – | |||
| Liberal | Sukhdev Aujla | 13,509 | 27.6 | +18.5 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Aaron Paquette | 11,582 | 23.6 | -3.1 | – | |||
| Green | Chris Vallee | 1,079 | 2.2 | -0.68 | – | |||
| Independent | Mebreate Deres | 540 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 125 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,001 | 100.0 | $212,270.98 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,186 | 61.3% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,111 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.37% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[19][20] | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Paige Parsons (October 8, 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning - Edmonton Journal".
- ↑ "Ziad Aboultaif | Member of Parliament / Député Edmonton Manning" (PDF). January 21, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ "About". www.axxessfurniture.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
- ↑ "Three Edmonton-area Conservative MPs named to new shadow cabinet".
- ↑ "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
- ↑ "Ziad Aboultaif - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Riding profile:Edmonton Manning".
- ↑ "M-61 Support of oil and gas sector 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ House of Commons of Canada (February 26, 2020). "BILL C-233 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion)". LEGISinfo.
- ↑ MacLeod, Ian (February 19, 2016). "Conservative MP to table bill calling for national organ donor registry after transplant saved his son". National Post. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ "As Australia ousts MPs with dual citizenship, Canada's Parliament embraces many in its ranks". CBC. December 8, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton Manning". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton Manning". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Edmonton Manning". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.
External links
[edit]Parliament of Canada Website: Ziad Aboultaif