Murad Velshi
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Murad Velshi | |
|---|---|
| 𑈤𑈯𑈦𑈬𑈛 𑈨𑈰𑈧𑈵𑈩𑈶𑈮 | |
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Timbrell |
| Succeeded by | Margery Ward |
| Constituency | Don Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1935 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Mila |
| Children | Ali Velshi |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Murad Velshi (born April 4, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. He represented the riding of Don Mills in Toronto.
Politics
He ran for a seat in the Ontario legislature in the
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
.
The Liberals were defeated in the Ontario general election in 1990 and Velshi lost his seat to
New Democratic Party of Ontario by 1,004 votes.[3] He attempted to regain the seat in a by-election held on April 1, 1993, but finished a weak second against Progressive Conservative candidate David Johnson.[4]
References
- ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Election results for Metro Toronto". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "NDP takes a beating in byelections". The Windsor Star. April 2, 1993. p. A4.