Jean Yip

Jean Lee Yip[2] 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
MP
葉嘉麗
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough—Agincourt
Assumed office
December 11, 2017
Preceded byArnold Chan
Personal details
Born
Jean Lee Yip

1968 (age 54–55)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
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(died 2017)​
ResidenceWillowdale, Toronto[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
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean Yip20,71256.54+6.04
ConservativeMark Johnson10,63029.02-8.03
New DemocraticLarisa Julius3,68010.04+1.34
People'sEric Muraven9782.67+1.42
GreenArjun Balasingham6311.72-0.79
Total valid votes 36,630
Total rejected ballots 4221.14+0.01
Turnout 37,05253.16-5.65
Eligible voters 69,705
Liberal hold Swing +7.04
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2019 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean Yip21,11550.50+1.09$64,047.27
ConservativeSean Hu15,49237.05-3.50$90,791.36
New DemocraticLarisa Julius3,6368.70+3.63$0.00
GreenRandi Ramdeen1,0502.51+1.14$0.00
People'sAnthony Internicola5211.25-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,81498.87
Total rejected ballots 4761.13+0.49
Turnout 42,29058.81+31.99
Eligible voters 71,907
Liberal hold Swing +2.29
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
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

References
  1. "Jean Yip".
  2. "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. "Profile".
  4. "Jean Yip to vie for late husband Arnold Chan's seat". Toronto Star, October 28, 2017.
  5. "Caifu Magazine - Meet Devoted Scarborough-Agincourt Community Leader Jean Yip". caifuglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. "CBC projects Jean Yip, widow of late Arnold Chan, winner of Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". CBC News, December 11, 2017.
  7. "Liberal Jean Yip declares victory in Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". Toronto Star. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2021.


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