Marwah Rizqy

Marwah Rizqy is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Saint-Laurent as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Marwah Rizqy
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Laurent
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byJean-Marc Fournier
Personal details
Born (1985-05-17) May 17, 1985
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​

Prior to her election, she was a professor of tax law at the University of Sherbrooke.

Rizqy previously ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election in the riding of Hochelaga, finishing behind New Democratic Party incumbent Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet by 500 votes. In 2017, Rizqy sought the Liberal nomination for the Saint-Laurent by-election caused by the resignation of Stéphane Dion. Rizqy was defeated for the nomination by eventual winner Emmanuella Lambropoulos.

Personal life

In June 2021, Riqzy announced her upcoming wedding to fellow Assembly member Greg Kelley; this is the first marriage between two sitting members of the Assembly.[2] She gave birth to their first child, Gabriel, on October 6, 2022.[3]

Electoral record
2018 Quebec general election: Saint-Laurent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarwah Rizqy17,66961.97-20.31
Coalition Avenir QuébecMarc Baaklini4,32215.16
Québec solidaireMarie Josèphe Pigeon2,4588.62+3.13
Parti QuébécoisElias Dib Nicolas1,8466.47-1.66
ConservativeGuy Morissette8633.03+1.93
GreenHalimatou Bah8492.98+0.94
New DemocraticJacques Dago4321.52
Marxist–LeninistFernand Deschamps750.26-0.04
Total valid votes 28,514 98.60
Total rejected ballots 406 1.40
Turnout 28,920 50.96
Eligible voters 56,749
Liberal hold Swing -10.16
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2015 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet16,03430.89-16.59$64,664.42
LiberalMarwah Rizqy15,53429.93+18.20$19,746.32
Bloc QuébécoisSimon Marchand14,38927.72-3.04$47,613.01
ConservativeAlexandre Dang3,5556.85-0.35$3,363.29
GreenAnne-Marie Saint-Cerny1,6543.19+1.52–
RhinocerosNicolas Lemay4110.79+0.26$651.34
CommunistMarianne Breton Fontaine1790.34-0.05–
Marxist–LeninistChristine Dandenault1480.29-0.02–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,904100.0 $219,682.85
Total rejected ballots 877––
Turnout 52,781––
Eligible voters 82,783
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[4] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet over Marwah Rizqy decreased from 541 votes to 500 votes as a result of the recount.[5]
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. "Quebec election: Saint-Laurent results". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. Nuptials in the National Assembly: Quebec MNAs Marwah Rizqy and Gregory Kelley to tie the knot this fall, by Lillian Roy, at CTV News; published July 5, 2021; updated July 6, 2021; retrieved December 16, 2022
  3. Baby in the house: Quebec MNA parents bring baby to legislature in Quebec first, at CTV News; published December 7, 2022; updated December 8, 2022; retrieved December 16, 2022
  4. "Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015.
  5. "Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hochelaga, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine


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