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Canadian politician and translator

Eva Nassif
Member of Parliament
for Vimy
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAnnie Koutrakis
Personal details
BornAin el Dilb, South Lebanon, Lebanon
Political partyConservative (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (until 2024)
SpouseGeorges Abi Saad
ChildrenCharbel
Maroun
Josée
Residence(s)Laval, Quebec
Alma materConcordia University
ProfessionPolitician, Translator
CommitteesPay Equity
Library of Parliament
Status of Women
Websitewww.traducteva.com

Eva Nassif (in Arabic إيفا ناصيف) is a Canadian politician and translator, who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Vimy in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Background and education

Born in Ain el Dilb, South Lebanon, Lebanon, Nassif got her diploma in nursing in Lebanon and worked as a registered nurse for five years in the American University Hospital (AUH) in Beirut before arriving in Canada.

After immigrating to Canada in 1993, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in translation and a Master of Arts in translation studies from Concordia University. The subject of her master's dissertation was "the terminology of proteomics". She became a certified translator and terminologist. She also worked as a teacher for the Laval School Board.

Federal politics

Nassif ran as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Laval in the 2011 federal election. She placed third.

In the 2015 federal election, she again ran as a Liberal candidate, this time for the riding of Vimy. She won the riding by a substantial margin.

In August 2019 the Liberal riding president for Vimy claimed that the Liberal Party prevented Nassif from earning the party's nomination for the 2019 federal election. Nassif claimed she was not nominated to run because she did not publicly support Trudeau as a feminist following the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Following the dispute the riding association refused to transfer campaign funds to the new candidate Annie Koutrakis.

On December 13, 2024 at a rally in Montreal she endorsed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Personal life

Nassif is married to a PhD engineer Georges Abi-Saad and is the mother of triplets Charbel, Maroun and Josée.

Nassif holds Dual-citizenship with Lebanon.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Vimy
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Eva Nassif 25,082 46.15 +25.8 –
New Democratic France Duhamel 11,391 20.96 -21.74 –
Bloc Québécois Barek Kaddouri 9,068 16.69 -5.05 –
Conservative Anthony Mavros 7,262 13.36 +0.59 –
Green José Núñez-Melo 1,280 2.36 +0.43 –
Christian Heritage Brian Jenkins 260 0.48 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,343 100.0   $224,281.29
Total rejected ballots 941 1.70 –
Turnout 55,284 64.36 –
Eligible voters 85,889
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +23.77
Source: Elections Canada
2011 Canadian federal election: Laval
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic José Núñez-Melo 22,050 43.33 +30.88
Bloc Québécois Nicole Demers 11,567 22.73 -15.06
Liberal Eva Nassif 9,422 18.51 -9.59
Conservative Robert Malo 6,366 12.33 -5.51
Green Jocelyne Leduc 1,260 2.48 -0.70
Marxist–Leninist Yvon Breton 224 0.44 +0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,889 100.00
Total rejected ballots 738 1.43 -0.07
Turnout 51,627 60.74 -1.50
Eligible voters 84,991
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +22.97

References

  1. "Élections fédérales 2015: victoire éclatante d'Eva Nassif dans Vimy - Politique - Courrier Laval". www.courrierlaval.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015.
  2. "Eva Nassif". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  3. "Liberal who replaced Eva Nassif in Montreal shut out by her own riding association".
  4. "Liberals force riding association to give funds to candidate replacing Eva Nassif | Globalnews.ca".
  5. "Former Liberal MP Eva Nassif endorses Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at rally in Montreal".
  6. "Eva Nassif, Candidate for a parliament seat in Laval, Canada". Al-Mohajer. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dual-citizenship-mps-senators-parliament-australia-1.4439522
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vimy, September 30, 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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