Ziad Aboultaif | |
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| Member of Parliament forEdmonton Manning | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-09-10)September 10, 1966 (age 59) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton,Alberta |
| Profession | Businessman |
Ziad AboultaifMP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف; born 10 September 1966) is aCanadian politician first elected to represent theriding ofEdmonton Manning in theHouse of Commons in the2015 federal election.[1]
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.[2] He was co-owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[3][4]
Aboultaif was first elected in2015, 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.[5][6]
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.[7]
He won re-election in2019, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development.[8] In early 2021 he introduced a symbolic motion in Parliament supporting Canada's oil and gas sector industries.[9] He won re-election again in2021 and2025.
As an Albertan, Aboultaif has been critical of the Liberal Government by being vocal on issues ofnational fiscal matters,crime, andnational security, among others.
He voted in support of Bill C-233 - An Act to amend theCriminal 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.[10]
In 2003 Aboultaif made a partial-liver donation to his son. In Parliament, he has worked to increase awareness oforgan and tissue donation. His ultimately unsuccessful Private MembersBill C-223, would have established a Canadian Organ Donor Registry to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada.[11]
In 2025, building on his effort inBill C-223, Ziad introducedBill C-234, an act to establish an organ donor recognition medal. The bill currently stands at first reading in the House of Commons and continues to move along the legislative process.
Originally fromLebanon, Aboultaif who isDruze, 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 anAlberta Centennial Medal,Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal,Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal,Uzbekistan's 30th National Anniversary Medal, and theKing Charles III Coronation Medal. Further, Ziad is a fellow at the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographic Society.
Aboultaif holdsDual-citizenship with Lebanon.[12]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 26,445 | 53.09 | +11.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Blair-Marie Coles | 17,603 | 35.34 | +14.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lesley Thompson | 4,935 | 9.91 | –21.10 | ||||
| People's | Robert Bard | 824 | 1.65 | –5.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 49,807 | 61.17 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 81,425 | |||||||
| Conservativenotional hold | Swing | –1.40 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
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| 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 | 49,226 | 100.0 | – | $118,181.44 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 429 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,655 | 54.9% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,690 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -13.85 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Manning | ||||||||
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| 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 | 54,380 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54,737 | 61.5% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,075 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +8.37 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| 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 | 49,001 | 100.0 | $212,270.98 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,186 | 61.3% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,111 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -14.37% | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[19][20] | ||||||||
Parliament of Canada Website:Ziad Aboultaif