Julie Aviva Dabrusin[1] MP (born April 16, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician. She was elected to represent the riding of Toronto—Danforth in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Julie Dabrusin | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Dabrusin at CFC Annual Gala in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1971 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Riverdale,[1] Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Attorney |
Dabrusin earned university degrees in law and Middle Eastern studies. She then spent 13 years as an attorney with Rogers Partners LLP, as well as a year as commission counsel to an inquiry into government procurement. She and her family moved to the Danforth area in 1998. In 2011 she left her legal career to focus on raising her two daughters and participating in various community organizing and charitable activities aimed at promoting and preserving Toronto's public parks. In 2013, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[3]
She was nominated as the Liberal Party candidate in Toronto—Danforth for the 2015 federal election, running primarily on concerns about income inequality and government neglect of Canada's urban areas.[4] Dabrusin won the election, unseating NDP incumbent Craig Scott. Toronto—Danforth was previously held by NDP leader Jack Layton and was considered to be a safe seat; it has long been one of the more left-leaning ridings in Toronto.[5]
Since being elected, Dabrusin has held two Parliamentary Secretary positions. First for the Minister of Canadian Heritage, starting in December 2019, and then for the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in December 2021.
Early life
editDabrusin comes from a Jewish family.[6]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Danforth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Julie Dabrusin | 23,038 | 48.41 | +0.58 | $77,319.65 | |||
| New Democratic | Clare Hacksel | 15,881 | 33.28 | +0.08 | $94,784.85 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Carey | 6,105 | 12.83 | +2.29 | $25,348.44 | |||
| People's | Wayne Simmons | 1,238 | 2.59 | +1.49 | $766.61 | |||
| Green | Maryem Tollar | 949 | 1.99 | -4.51 | $2,899.08 | |||
| Communist | Elizabeth Rowley | 204 | 0.43 | +0.13 | $0.00 | |||
| Animal Protection | Liz White | 179 | 0.38 | -0.02 | $3,315.07 | |||
| Independent | Habiba Desai | 125 | 0.26 | $510.82 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,719 | – | – | $110,583.29 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 47,719 | 59.84 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 79,749 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Danforth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Julie Dabrusin | 27,681 | 47.7 | +5.36 | $75,766 | |||
| New Democratic | Min Sook Lee | 19,283 | 33.2 | -6.97 | $102,067 | |||
| Conservative | Zia Choudhary | 6,091 | 10.5 | +0.64 | $19,351 | |||
| Green | Chris Tolley | 3,761 | 6.5 | +1.79 | ||||
| People's | Tara Dos Remedios | 621 | 1.1 | - | $3,633 | |||
| Animal Protection | Elizabeth Abbott | 261 | 0.4 | -0.24 | $2,645 | |||
| Independent | John Kladitis | 210 | 0.4 | - | $2,953 | |||
| Communist | Ivan Byard | 151 | 0.3 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,059 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 413 | |||||||
| Turnout | 58,472 | 71.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 81,283 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Julie Dabrusin | 23,531 | 42.34 | +13.83 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Craig Scott | 22,325 | 40.17 | -19.27 | – | |||
| Conservative | Benjamin Dichter | 5,478 | 9.86 | +4.49 | – | |||
| Green | Chris Tolley | 2,618 | 4.71 | +0.02 | – | |||
| Progressive Canadian | John Richardson | 1,275 | 2.29 | +1.65 | – | |||
| Animal Alliance | Elizabeth Abbott | 354 | 0.64 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,581 | 100.0 | $209,972.56 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.48 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,850 | 72.38 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,158 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Miller, Adam (20 October 2015). "Toronto-Danforth won by Julie Dabrusin in unexpected victory for the Liberals". Global News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Meet Julie Dabrusin". liberal.ca. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Last, Paula (24 September 2015). "Julie Dabrusin seeks to close gap between rich and poor". The Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "'It hurts': NDP shut out of downtown Toronto in Liberal crush". CBC News. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Here are the six Jewish MP's headed to Ottawa". 10 November 2015.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Toronto—Danforth, 30 September 2015". Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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