Taleeb Noormohamed
Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed MP (born on October 8, 1976) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Granville since 2021, sitting as a Liberal.
Taleeb Noormohamed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1976 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Princeton University A.B. |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education and career
Noormohamed completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.[1] He later earned a master's degree from Harvard University and attended Oxford University for his doctoral studies.[2]
After completing his degree, Noormohamed worked for the federal government, including for Public Safety Canada, where he was the director of the review of the bombing of Air India Flight 182.[3][4]
He proceeded to serve as a vice president (strategy and partnerships) for the 2010 Winter Olympics which were held in Vancouver.[5] From 2011 until his election in 2021, he held executive roles in with a number of technology firms.[6] From 2018 to 2021, he was appointed to the board of directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA).[7]
Noormohamed serves as a governor of the Confederation Centre of the Arts and as an advisory board member of the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy.[8][9] He has served on the boards of Covenant House Vancouver, The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.[10]
He is a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[11][12]
Political career
2011 and 2019 campaigns
In the 2011 federal election Noormohamed unsuccessfully ran as the Liberal candidate in North Vancouver.[13] He also ran in the 2019 federal election as the Liberal candidate in Vancouver Granville, however, he lost to incumbent Jody Wilson-Raybould who was elected as a Liberal but ran as an independent candidate.[14]
2021 campaign
Noormohamed ran for the Liberal Party in Vancouver Granville once again during the 2021 federal election.
He was criticized for flipping houses prior to running for office.[15][16] The practice of flipping was countered by his own party leader Justin Trudeau, who promised to introduce an anti-flipping tax during a campaign stop.[17] Noormohamed avoided questions on income he made from flipping houses, stating, "I have always followed the appropriate rules around this."[18]
In Parliament
Noormohamed is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) and the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (REGS).
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,055 | 34.40 | +7.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anjali Appadurai | 16,619 | 33.52 | +20.40 | ||||
| Conservative | Kailin Che | 13,290 | 26.81 | +4.93 | ||||
| Green | Imtiaz Popat | 1,434 | 2.89 | -2.17 | ||||
| People's | Damian Jewett | 1,177 | 2.37 | +1.56 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[19] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Independent | Jody Wilson-Raybould | 17,265 | 32.56 | -11.37 | $97,203.39 | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 14,088 | 26.57 | -17.36 | $103,546.83 | |||
| Conservative | Zach Segal | 11,605 | 21.88 | -4.18 | $98,739.59 | |||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Hanson | 6,960 | 13.12 | -13.75 | $28,671.17 | |||
| Green | Louise Boutin | 2,683 | 5.06 | +1.96 | $2,198.84 | |||
| People's | Naomi Chocyk | 431 | 0.81 | – | $917.80 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,032 | 100.0 | – | $108,561.11 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.49 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,296 | 65.0 | -3.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,952 | |||||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +24.80 | ||||||
| Net change for Wilson-Raybould is in comparison to her 2015 vote percentage. Net change for Noormohamed is in comparison to the 2015 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as Wilson-Raybould. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[20][21] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 28,996 | 48.62 | +6.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,665 | 29.62 | -7.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Charrois | 9,617 | 16.13 | +6.71 | ||||
| Green | Greg Dowman | 3,004 | 5.04 | -5.75 | ||||
| Independent | Nick Jones | 350 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 59,632 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.26 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,785 | 67.77 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,216 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.06 | ||||||
References
- "Faith in Canada 150". www.faithincanada150.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- "Taleeb Noormohamed | Team Trudeau". taleeb.liberal.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- "Lessons not yet learned: reflecting on the bombing of Air India 182 | News". dailyhive.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- Canada, Public Safety (December 21, 2018). "Lessons to be learned". www.publicsafety.gc.ca. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "The Vancouver 2010 Story: Presentation by Taleeb Noormohamed, VP Corporate Strategy, Vancouver Olympic Committee". Ismailimail. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- "Boutique Marketplace Jane Names Retail Veteran Taleeb Noormohamed Chief Executive Officer Amid Unprecedented Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic". www.businesswire.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (November 21, 2013). "Profiles". www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- "Board Of Directors - Confederation Centre of the Arts". confederationcentre.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "External Advisory Council". MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mr. Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mr. Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- "Bright Lights: Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal Ceremony". North Shore News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "Liberals and Conservatives battle for North Vancouver". vancouversun. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- "Liberals nominate Taleeb Noormohamed to take on Jody Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver-Granville - BC". Global News. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- MacMahon, Martin (September 8, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal candidate flipped at least 21 homes since 2005". News1130.
- Raycraft, Richard (August 30, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal candidate flipped dozens of homes for profit, records show". CBC News.
- Scherer, Steve (August 24, 2021). "Canada's Trudeau goes big on housing policy to woo back voters". Reuters.
- MacMahon, Martin (September 8, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal dodges questions on principal residence tax exemption use on 40+ home sales". CityNews.
- "Confirmed candidates — Vancouver Granville". Elections Canada. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.