Shaun Chen (politician)

Shaun Chen MP
陳聖源
Chen in 2023
Member of Parliament for Scarborough North
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Chair of the Toronto District School Board
In office December 1, 2014 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Chris Bolton
Succeeded by	Robin Pilkey
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 21) Scarborough—Rouge River
In office December 1, 2006 – October 28, 2015
Preceded by	Noah Ng
Succeeded by	Neethan Shan
Personal details
Born	(1980-09-18) September 18, 1980 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education	Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute
Alma mater	University of Toronto

Shaun Chen MP (simplified Chinese: 陈圣源; traditional Chinese: 陳聖源,; born September 18, 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. Chen was a trustee representing ward 21 in the Toronto District School Board as well as Board Chair but resigned on August 5, 2015, to run as the federal Liberal candidate for the newly established Scarborough North riding.

Chen was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections with increasing shares of the vote.

Personal life

Chen was born in Toronto to Hakka Chinese parents from India. He was raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He is an alumnus of Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. Chen was awarded both the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 1999 and 2013 respectively.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Scarborough North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Shaun Chen	21,178	66.6	+13.0	$82,302.74
	Conservative	Fazal Shah	5,999	18.9	-11.4	$17,653.09
	New Democratic	Christina Love	3,514	11.0	-1.9	$26.24
	People's	David Moore	763	2.4	+1.5	$18.24
	Centrist	Sheraz Khan	361	1.1	N/A	$4,073.67
Total valid votes/Expense limit			31,815	99.0	–	$103,970.89
Total rejected ballots			337	1.0
Turnout			32,152	50.6
Eligible voters			63,589
	Liberal hold		Swing		+12.2
Source: Elections Canada

2019 Canadian federal election: Scarborough North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Shaun Chen	20,911	53.6	+5.36	$97,385.61
	Conservative	David Kong	11,838	30.3	+2.90	$29,125.27
	New Democratic	Yan Chen	5,039	12.9	-9.17	$32,079.36
	Green	Avery Velez	796	2.0	+0.52	$0.00
	People's	Jude Guerrier	370	0.9	-	$0.00
	United	Janet Robinson	83	0.2	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,037	100.0
Total rejected ballots			385
Turnout			39,422	59.7
Eligible voters			66,018
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.46
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election: Scarborough North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Shaun Chen	18,904	48.24	+19.37	$72,471.61
	Conservative	Ravinder Malhi	10,737	27.40	-5.98	$101,170.06
	New Democratic	Rathika Sitsabaiesan	8,648	22.07	-13.3	$135,280.61
	Green	Eleni MacDonald	579	1.48	-0.14	$668.91
	Independent	Raphael Rosch	164	0.42	–	$210.83
	Independent	Aasia Khatoon	156	0.40	–	$1,724.47
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,188	100.0		$199,432.15
Total rejected ballots			216	–	–
Turnout			39,404	60.87	–
Eligible voters			64,827
	Liberal notional gain from New Democratic		Swing		+16.34
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Shaun Chen (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography