# Ziad Aboultaif

Ziad Aboultaif MP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف; born 10 September 1966) is a Canadian politician first elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.

## Before politics

On first coming to Canada, Aboultaif started working as a labourer. He learned the business from the ground up, moving from warehouse to office - eventually opening a business of his own. He was co-owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.

## Federal politics

Aboultaif was first elected in 2015, campaigning on his credentials as a small business owner. He pledged support for small business and to lower taxes.
From 2015 to 2017 he was shadow minister of National Revenue, followed by two years as shadow minister for International Development, then a year as shadow minister for Digital Government.
He has served on a number of Parliamentary committees, including International Trade, Government Operations and Estimates, COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Finance and National Revenue.
He won re-election in 2019, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development. In early 2021 he introduced a symbolic motion in Parliament supporting Canada's oil and gas sector industries.
He voted in support of Bill C-233 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.

## Organ donation

In 2003 Aboultaif made a partial-liver donation to his son. In Parliament, he has worked to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. His ultimately unsuccessful Private Members Bill, C-223, would have established a Canadian Organ Donor Registry to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada.

## Personal life

Originally from Lebanon, Aboultaif immigrated to Canada in 1990. He has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991 and together they have two sons. His work on community boards earned him both an Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), and a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). Aboultaif is a Druze.
Aboultaif holds Dual-citizenship with Lebanon.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 20,219 | 41.1 | -14.8 | $38,666.56 |
| | New Democratic | Charmaine St. Germain | 14,999 | 30.5 | +12.9 | $5,643.23 |
| | Liberal | Donna Lynn Smith | 10,468 | 21.3 | -0.2 | $14,542.92 |
| | People's | Martin Halvorson | 3,407 | 6.9 | +4.9 | $3,852.57 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Andre Vachon | 133 | 0.3 | +0.2 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,226 | 100.0 | – | $118,181.44 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 429 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,655 | 54.9% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,690 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.85 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 30,425 | 55.9% | +10.66 | $77,497.08 |
| | Liberal | Kamal Kadri | 11,692 | 21.5% | -6.07 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Charmaine St. Germain | 9,555 | 17.6% | -6.04 | $2,962.31 |
| | Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,255 | 2.3% | +0.10 | none listed |
| | People's | Daniel Summers | 1,109 | 2.0% | - | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Pamella Phiri | 276 | 0.5% | - | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Andre Vachon | 68 | 0.1% | -0.16 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,380 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 357 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,737 | 61.5% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,075 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 22,166 | 45.2 | -10.25 | – |
| | Liberal | Sukhdev Aujla | 13,509 | 27.6 | +18.5 | – |
| | New Democratic | Aaron Paquette | 11,582 | 23.6 | -3.1 | – |
| | Green | Chris Vallee | 1,079 | 2.2 | -0.68 | – |
| | Independent | Mebreate Deres | 540 | 1.1 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 125 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,001 | 100.0 | | $212,270.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 185 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,186 | 61.3% | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,111 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -14.37% |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||