Lena Diab

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2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Lena Metlege Diab
MP
Member of Parliament
for Halifax West
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lena Metlege Diab 24,74448.49-0.97$83,716.15
New Democratic Jonathan Keith Roberts12,33124.16+4.97$15,101.47
Conservative Eleanor Humphries11,24322.03+2.74$51,584.17
People's Julie Scott1,4472.84$4,571.34
Green Richard Zurawski1,1812.31-9.75$1,237.40
Christian Heritage Kevin Schulthies850.17$164.00
Total valid votes/expense limit51,031100.00$110,211.79
Total rejected ballots191
Turnout51,22264.97-5.74
Registered voters78,839
Liberal hold Swing -2.99
Source: Elections Canada [15]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Lena Diab3,20849.34
  New Democratic Party Drew Moore2,23334.34
  Progressive Conservative Irvine Carvery1,06116.32

Personal life

In January 2017, Diab's husband Maroun was charged with assault, uttering threats and choking his wife, as well as threatening two other people in relation to an incident that occurred at their home in Halifax on December 31, 2016. [1] On March 23, 2017, her husband was found not criminally responsible for the incident after an assessment at the East Coast Forensic Hospital. [16] [17]

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