Chandra Arya

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2021 Canadian federal election: Nepean
Chandra Arya
MP
Chandra Arya 20171012.jpg
Arya in 2017
Member of Parliament
for Nepean
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 29,62045.1-0.8$109,271.27
Conservative Matt Triemstra22,18433.7+0.2$75,325.90
New Democratic Sean Devine 10,78616.4+3.3$12,498.65
People's Jay Nera1,8402.8+1.8$0.00
Green Gordon Kubanek1,3182.0-4.3$786.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit65,748$121,196.92
Total rejected ballots419
Turnout66,16770.85
Eligible voters93,391
Source: Elections Canada [34]
2019 Canadian federal election : Nepean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 31,93345.9-6.52$107,465.36
Conservative Brian St. Louis23,32033.5-2.63$110,373.63
New Democratic Zaff Ansari9,10413.1+4.90$3,771.41
Green Jean-Luc Cooke4,3796.3+3.97$7,732.54
People's Azim Hooda6871.0none listed
Communist Dustan Wang1600.2none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit69,583100.0
Total rejected ballots407
Turnout69,99075.2
Eligible voters93,119
Liberal hold Swing -1.95
Source: Elections Canada [35] [36]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya34,01752.43+25.32
Conservative Andy Wang23,44236.16-14.86
New Democratic Sean Devine 5,3248.16-9.67
Green Jean-Luc Roger Cooke1,5182.34-1.69
Independent Jesus Cosico4160.64
Independent Hubert Mamba690.11
Independent Harry Splett660.1
Marxist–Leninist Tony Seed410.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit64,888100.0   $217,170.11
Total rejected ballots
Turnout65,15078.5%
Eligible voters82,976
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.9
Source: Elections Canada [37] [38]

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