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 partyLiberal
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 a Certified Translator who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Vimy in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015[1] 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.[2]

Nassif is an activist for women's rights and social and youth affairs and is actively involved in a number of organizations. From 2009 to 2015, she worked for an NGO specializing in educating Canadian youth and helping their integration into public life.

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.[3]

Following the dispute the riding association refused to transfer campaign funds to the new candidate Annie Koutrakis.[4]

Personal life

Nassif is married to a PhD engineer Georges Abi-Saad and is the mother of triplets Charbel, Maroun and Josée.[5]

Nassif holds Dual-citizenship with Lebanon.[6]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Vimy
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalEva Nassif25,08246.15+25.8
New DemocraticFrance Duhamel11,39120.96-21.74
Bloc QuébécoisBarek Kaddouri9,06816.69-5.05
ConservativeAnthony Mavros7,26213.36+0.59
GreenJosé Núñez-Melo1,2802.36+0.43
Christian HeritageBrian Jenkins2600.48
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,343100.0 $224,281.29
Total rejected ballots 9411.70
Turnout 55,28464.36
Eligible voters 85,889
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +23.77
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 Canadian federal election: Laval
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJosé Núñez-Melo22,05043.33+30.88
Bloc QuébécoisNicole Demers11,56722.73-15.06
LiberalEva Nassif9,42218.51-9.59
ConservativeRobert Malo6,36612.33-5.51
GreenJocelyne Leduc1,2602.48-0.70
Marxist–LeninistYvon Breton2240.44+0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,889100.00
Total rejected ballots 7381.43-0.07
Turnout 51,62760.74-1.50
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. "Eva Nassif, Candidate for a parliament seat in Laval, Canada". Al-Mohajer. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dual-citizenship-mps-senators-parliament-australia-1.4439522
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vimy, September 30, 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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