Marwan Tabbara’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Canadian politician
Is Politician 
From Canada 
Type Politics 
Gender male
Birth 23 August 1984, Beirut, Lebanon
Age: 35 years
Star sign Virgo
Politics Liberal Party of Canada
Education
University of Guelph

Marwan Rached Tabbara MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Kitchener South—Hespeler in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Early life

Marwan Tabbara was born in Beirut, Lebanon on August 23, 1984. Four years later, his family immigrated to Canada to flee the ongoing Lebanese Civil War.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Guelph, Tabbara took several construction jobs in the summer before working at the Frito Lay plant in Cambridge, where he worked as a line technician. He also worked as a field supervisor for a management company doing quality control work within the automotive industry.

Controversy

2015 comments on the Middle East

For the 2015 federal election, during a Kitchener South—Hespeler debate, Tabbara mentioned that Jean Chrétien refused to send troops into Afghanistan when he was prime minister even though Canada began sending troops to Afghanistan in 2001 during Chretien’s tenure. Tabbara’s statement was challenged by Conservative candidate Marian Gagne to which he replied “So is bombing Syrian children OK?” Tabbara apologized for the comments.

Criminal charges

On April 10, 2020, Tabbara was arrested by police in Guelph, Ontario on charges that included two counts of assault, one count of “break and enter and commit an indictable offence” and one count of criminal harassment. Tabbara is scheduled to make a court appearance on June 19, 2020 in relation to the charges. On June 5, 2020 it was reported that he is “stepping back from the Liberal caucus” but not resigning as an MP.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Kitchener South—Hespeler
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marwan Tabbara 20,986 40.2
Conservative Alan Keeso 17,480 33.5
New Democratic Wasai Rahimi 6,945 13.3
Green David Weber 5,671 10.9
People’s Joseph Todd 1,005 1.9
Veterans Coalition Matthew Correia 90 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Baetz 56 0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,233 100.0
Total rejected ballots 395
Turnout 52,628 66.0
Eligible voters 79,757
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marwan Tabbara 20,215 42.3 +23.38 $68,757.73
Conservative Marian Gagné 17,544 36.7 -14.49 $96,904.47
New Democratic Lorne Bruce 7,440 15.6 -10.16 –
Green David Weber 1,767 3.7 -0.3 $2,785.51
Libertarian Nathan Lajeunesse 772 1.6 – $2,129.83
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Baetz 91 0.2 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,829 100.0   $205,534.07
Total rejected ballots 259 0.5 –
Turnout 48,088 66.4 –
Eligible voters 72,359
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +18.93%
Source: Elections Canada
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