Canadian politician
Raymond Chan
PC
(
Chinese
:
陳卓愉
;
pinyin
:
Chen Zhu?yu
;
Jyutping
:
Can4 Ceok3 Jyu4
; born October 25, 1951) is a Canadian engineer and politician. He is among the first
Chinese Canadian
to be appointed to the
Cabinet of Canada
. A member of the
Liberal Party of Canada
, Chan was elected to Parliament in the
1993 federal election
, defeating then Defence Minister
Tom Siddon
in the riding of
Richmond
,
British Columbia
. Elected in 1993, Chan is the third Chinese Canadian represented in Parliament, after
Douglas Jung
, who secured a seat in 1957,
Art Lee
in 1974. In 2008, Chan lost his riding of Richmond to Conservative candidate
Alice Wong
.
Early life
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Raymond Chan was born in
Hong Kong
in 1951.
[1]
He emigrated to Canada in 1969,
[1]
two years after Canada liberalized its immigration policy. He received a
B.A.Sc.
degree in
Engineering Physics
from the
University of British Columbia
(UBC) in 1977. From 1977 to 1993, he worked as an engineer for
TRIUMF
, a particle accelerator laboratory at UBC.
[2]
[3]
Political career
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Chan joined the
Liberal Party of Canada
in 1991 after he was elected as the inaugural president of the Vancouver Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement in China. Then he was elected to Parliament in the
1993 election
,
[4]
defeating Defence Minister
Tom Siddon
in the riding of
Richmond
,
British Columbia
. Chan secured the nomination win over future cabinet colleague
Herb Dhaliwal
, who subsequently chose to run in the adjacent
Vancouver South
riding. He was then appointed by
Prime Minister
Jean Chretien
as the
Secretary of State
for the
Asia-Pacific
Region for the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
. He served in this position from 1993 to 2000.
He was defeated in the
2000 election
by
Joe Peschisolido
of the
Canadian Alliance
. After Peschisolido
crossed the floor
to the Liberal Party, Chan battled Peschisolido for the Liberal Party's nomination, and won it after a fiercely contested race.
[5]
Chan returned to Parliament in the
2004 election
. He was subsequently appointed to the cabinet by Prime Minister
Paul Martin
as the
Minister of State
(
Multiculturalism
) for the
Department of Heritage
.
Chan was re-elected in 2006, and served as Opposition Critic for the Asia Pacific, Seniors, the Social Economy, and Canada Border Security throughout the 39th session of Parliament.
He was defeated by Conservative
Alice Wong
in the election of 2008
[6]
by more than 8,000 votes. He sought nomination as a Richmond Liberal again in 2009 and was defeated by Peschisolido. He has been a major fundraiser for political candidates since leaving office.
[7]
Electoral history
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2008 Canadian federal election
:
Richmond Centre
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Conservative
|
Alice Wong
|
21,329
|
49.77
|
+11.08
|
$79,037
|
|
Liberal
|
Raymond Chan
|
13,221
|
30.85
|
-11.98
|
$78,275
|
|
New Democratic
|
Dale Jackaman
|
5,059
|
11.81
|
-2.17
|
$14,221
|
|
Green
|
Michael Wolfe
|
2,754
|
6.43
|
+1.93
|
$1,900
|
|
Independent
|
Wei Ping Chen
|
397
|
0.93
|
–
|
$6,851
|
|
Independent
|
Dobie Yiu-Chung To
|
93
|
0.22
|
–
|
$1,813
|
Total valid votes/expense limit
|
42,878
|
100.0
|
|
$86,879
|
Total rejected ballots
|
192
|
0.45
|
0.01
|
Turnout
|
43,070
|
52
|
-4
|
|
Conservative
gain
from
Liberal
|
Swing
|
+11.53
|
2006 Canadian federal election
:
Richmond Centre
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Liberal
|
Raymond Chan
|
18,712
|
42.83
|
-1.65
|
$68,055
|
|
Conservative
|
Darrel Reid
|
16,904
|
38.69
|
+3.37
|
$73,990
|
|
New Democratic
|
Neil Smith
|
6,106
|
13.98
|
-1.02
|
$12,724
|
|
Green
|
Richard Gordon Mathias
|
1,967
|
4.50
|
+0.25
|
$2,850
|
Total valid votes
|
43,689
|
100.0
|
Total rejected ballots
|
194
|
0.44
|
-0.11
|
Turnout
|
43,883
|
56
|
-6
|
|
Liberal
hold
|
Swing
|
-2.51
|
2000 Canadian federal election
:
Richmond Centre
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Alliance
|
Joe Peschisolido
|
21,064
|
44.40
|
+8.44
|
$58,128
|
|
Liberal
|
Raymond Chan
|
19,940
|
42.04
|
-1.77
|
$63,896
|
|
New Democratic
|
Gail Paquette
|
2,695
|
5.68
|
-3.88
|
$10,941
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Frank Peter Tofin
|
2,578
|
5.43
|
-2.85
|
$4,329
|
|
Green
|
Kevan Hudson
|
897
|
1.89
|
+0.53
|
$61
|
|
Natural Law
|
Kathy McClement
|
164
|
0.34
|
-0.05
|
|
|
Marxist?Leninist
|
Edith Petersen
|
93
|
0.19
|
-0.02
|
$10
|
Total valid votes
|
47,431
|
100.0
|
Total rejected ballots
|
218
|
0.47
|
-0.03
|
Turnout
|
47,649
|
61.70
|
-3.19
|
|
Alliance
gain
from
Liberal
|
Swing
|
+5.10
|
1997 Canadian federal election
:
Richmond Centre
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
Liberal
|
Raymond Chan
|
18,165
|
43.81
|
+6.81
|
$53,959
|
|
Reform
|
Adrian Wade
|
14,912
|
35.96
|
+5.07
|
$36,549
|
|
New Democratic
|
Sylvia Surette
|
3,964
|
9.56
|
+3.31
|
$13,680
|
|
Progressive Conservative
|
Larry Blaschuk
|
3,435
|
8.28
|
-10.72
|
$21,581
|
|
Green
|
Kevan Hudson
|
565
|
1.36
|
+0.78
|
$19
|
|
Christian Heritage
|
Randy Cliff
|
167
|
0.40
|
-0.09
|
|
|
Natural Law
|
Mark McCooey
|
164
|
0.39
|
–
|
|
|
Marxist?Leninist
|
Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
|
90
|
0.21
|
–
|
$225
|
Total valid votes
|
41,462
|
100.0
|
Total rejected ballots
|
210
|
0.50
|
Turnout
|
41,672
|
64.89
|
|
Liberal
hold
|
Swing
|
+0.87
|
References
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]
- ^
a
b
加拿大大選中的華裔候選人
[Chinese Candidate in the Canadian Election].
BBC Chinese
. November 27, 2000
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
"Raymond Chan Wins Another Parliamentary Election"
?卓愉?出 ??列治文??????
.
SinoVision
[北美中文?]. January 23, 2006
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
– via WestCA.com.
- ^
加?前多元文化部?:?裔移民不是?客
.
SinoQuebec.com
. February 16, 2006
. Retrieved
January 4,
2018
.
- ^
Raymond Chan (politician) ? Parliament of Canada biography
- ^
"Delta - Richmond East"
.
CBC News
. September 20, 2010
. Retrieved
November 8,
2017
.
- ^
"Harper has fresh timber for new cabinet"
.
CTV News
.
The Canadian Press
. October 16, 2008
. Retrieved
November 8,
2017
.
- ^
Cooper, Sam (October 5, 2020).
"Did Canadian politicians know the victims of a targeted shooting at a trendy Richmond restaurant?"
.
Global News
. Retrieved
October 7,
2020
.
External links
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27th Ministry ? Cabinet of
Paul Martin
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Minister of State (Multiculturalism)
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26th Ministry ? Cabinet of
Jean Chretien
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Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
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