Jean Yip

Jean Yip MP (born 1968)[3][4] is a Chinese Canadian politician born in Scarborough, Ontario, who was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on December 11, 2017.[5][6][7] She represents the electoral district of Scarborough—Agincourt as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.

Jean Yip

葉嘉麗
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Scarborough—Agincourt
Assumed office
December 11, 2017
Preceded byArnold Chan
Personal details
Born1968 (age 5253)
Scarborough, Ontario[1]
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Arnold Chan (d. 2017)
ResidenceToronto[2]
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupationinsurance underwriter, constituency assistant
Jean Yip
Traditional Chinese葉嘉麗
Simplified Chinese叶嘉丽

Yip is the widow of her predecessor Arnold Chan, and first became prominent in the riding when she took time to assist her husband with constituency political duties during his cancer treatment.[4]

Election results

2019 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean Yip21,11550.5+1.06
ConservativeSean Hu15,49237.0-3.51
New DemocraticLarisa Julius3,6368.7+3.64
GreenRandi Ramdeen1,0502.5+1.12
People'sAnthony Internicola5211.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,814100.0
Total rejected ballots 476
Turnout 42,29059.3
Eligible voters 71,325
Source: Elections Canada[8]
Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Scarborough—Agincourt
Death of Arnold Chan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean Yip9,09149.44-2.50
ConservativeDasong Zou7,44840.51+2.48
New DemocraticBrian Chang9315.06-2.79
Christian HeritageJude Coutinho3712.02+1.21
GreenMichael DiPasquale2531.38+0.00
IndependentTom Zhu1480.80
IndependentJohn "The Engineer" Turmel1450.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,387 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 18,387 26.74-32.68
Eligible voters 68,775
Liberal hold Swing -2.49

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