Lena Diab
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Lena Metlege Diab (born August 17, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Diab was elected to the House of Commons in 2021 and serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax West. She was previously a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2013 to 2021. Diab was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. She represented Halifax Armdale and served as the provincial immigration minister as well as minister of justice, attorney general and provincial secretary. She did not run for another term in the provincial legislature in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, opting instead to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election for the Liberal Party of Canada, in which she was elected MP for Halifax West. She was re-elected in the 2025 federal election and was appointed Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Infobox
Prime Minister
Mark Carney
Preceded by
Constituency established
Premier
Stephen McNeil Iain Rankin
Succeeded by
Ali Duale
Born
(1965-08-17) August 17, 1965 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Party
Liberal
Occupation
Lawyer
Tables
· Electoral record › Federal elections
Party
Party
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Party
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Candidate
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Votes
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
%
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
±%
Total valid votes
Total valid votes
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Total valid votes
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
55,184
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
99
Total rejected ballots
Total rejected ballots
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Total rejected ballots
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
426
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
0
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
+0
Turnout
Turnout
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Turnout
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
55,610
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
73
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
+9
Eligible voters
Eligible voters
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Eligible voters
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
75,745
Source: Elections Canada
Source: Elections Canada
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Source: Elections Canada
Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations.
Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations.
2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations.
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax West | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lena Metlege Diab | 36,200 | 65 | +18 | ||||
| Conservative | Rob Batherson | 15,020 | 27 | +5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rae Tench | 3,083 | 5 | -20 | ||||
| Green | Ron G. Parker | 497 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| People's | Adam LeRue | 384 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,184 | 99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 426 | 0 | +0 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,610 | 73 | +9 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,745 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations. | ||||||||
· Electoral record › Federal elections
Party
Party
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Party
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Candidate
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Votes
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
%
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
±%
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Expenditures
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total valid votes/expense limit
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Total valid votes/expense limit
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
51,031
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
100
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
–
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
$110,211
Total rejected ballots
Total rejected ballots
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Total rejected ballots
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
191
Turnout
Turnout
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Turnout
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
51,222
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
64
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
-5
Registered voters
Registered voters
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Registered voters
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
78,839
Source: Elections Canada
Source: Elections Canada
2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West
Source: Elections Canada
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax West | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lena Metlege Diab | 24,744 | 48 | -0 | $83,716 | |||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Keith Roberts | 12,331 | 24 | +4 | $15,101 | |||
| Conservative | Eleanor Humphries | 11,243 | 22 | +2 | $51,584 | |||
| People's | Julie Scott | 1,447 | 2 | – | $4,571 | |||
| Green | Richard Zurawski | 1,181 | 2 | -9 | $1,237 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Schulthies | 85 | 0 | – | $164 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,031 | 100 | – | $110,211 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 191 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,222 | 64 | -5 | |||||
| Registered voters | 78,839 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
· Electoral record › Provincial elections
Party
Party
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Party
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Candidate
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Votes
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
%
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
±%
Total valid votes
Total valid votes
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Total valid votes
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
6,644
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
100
Total rejected ballots
Total rejected ballots
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Total rejected ballots
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
23
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
0
Turnout
Turnout
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Turnout
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
6,667
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
53
Eligible voters
Eligible voters
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Eligible voters
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
12,461
Source: Elections Nova Scotia
Source: Elections Nova Scotia
2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale
Source: Elections Nova Scotia
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Armdale | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lena Diab | 2,962 | 44 | −4 | ||||
| New Democratic | David C. Wheeler | 2,098 | 31 | −2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sylvia Gillard | 1,253 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Green | Marc-André Tremblay | 246 | 3 | |||||
| Atlantica | Michael McLeod | 85 | 1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,644 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,667 | 53 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,461 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia | ||||||||
2013 Nova Scotia general election · Electoral record › Provincial elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Lena Diab | 3,208 | 49 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Drew Moore | 2,233 | 34 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Irvine Carvery | 1,061 | 16 | ||
References
- Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations.
- Cabinet minister Lena Diab's husband charged with assaulting her CBC Newshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cabinet-minister-lena-diab-maroun-charged-assault-threats-1.3919734
- "Lena's team here to wish our boss and hardworking MP a very happy birthday today. Hope your special day is a good one, and thanks for everything you do!"https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=760748492523819
- "Nova Scotia votes: Riding-by-riding results for Halifax region" Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. Metro, Octohttp://metronews.ca/news/halifax/818290/nova-scotia-votes-riding-by-riding-results-for-halifax-region/
- Lena Diab Gets It My East Coast Experiencehttps://myeastcoastexperience.com/lena-diab-gets/
- Official Website Lenadiabhttps://lenadiab.ca/
- Faces in the Crowd – Reaching Out at Home and Abroad. Week45https://www.week45.com/faces-in-the-crowd-reaching-out-at-home-and-abroad/
- The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Q ., ECNS CMFC-MCCFhttps://cmfc-mccf.ca/en/ministres/lena-metlege-diab-2/
- Eight Saint Mary's Alumni Headed to Province House Saint Mary's Universityhttps://www.smu.ca/about/news/2013/provincial-election-results.html
- Speech in the House of Commons, June 14, 2023https://openparliament.ca/debates/2023/6/13/lena-metlege-diab-1/only/
- CBC Newshttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/premier-stephen-mcneil-welcomes-16-member-cabinet-1.2158475
- "Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/andrew-younger-sworn-back-in-to-cabinet-after-shuffle-1.3166058
- The Chronicle Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150725145205/http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1301187-cabinet-shuffle-whalen-out-as-finance-minister-younger-back-in
- "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cabinet-politics-liberal-government-stephen-mcneil-1.4161624
- The Chronicle Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170615183345/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1478027-n.s.-cabinet-unveiled-casey-now-deputy-premier-finance-minister
- "N . premier shuffles cabinet, names new health, labour and forestry ministers"https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/ns-premier-shuffles-cabinet-names-new-health-labour-and-forestry-ministers/
- "Premier Iain Rankin, new Nova Scotia cabinet sworn in by lieutenant-governor"https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/premier-iain-rankin-new-nova-scotia-cabinet-sworn-in-by-lieutenant-governor/
- Global Newshttps://globalnews.ca/video/11815033/canadian-immigration-minister-lena-diab-under-fire-for-influencer-interview
- Elections Canadahttps://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=12007&EV=62&EV_TYPE=1&PC=c1a1s4&PROV=&PROVID=&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1
- "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts"https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e