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Sheref Sabawy

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Sheref Sabawy
MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2019
MinisterLisa MacLeod
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga—Erin Mills
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byfirst member
Personal details
Born (1965-07-24) July 24, 1965 (age 59)
Alexandria, Egypt
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Residence(s)Mississauga - Erin Mills, Ontario
OccupationIT Professional

Sheref Sabawy MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Mississauga—Erin Mills as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Sabawy is a member of the Standing Committee on General Government.[2] He serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries.[3]

Personal Life

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Sabawy was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1965. He acquired a bachelor's degree in engineering from Alexandria University and worked as a engineer "for many years" in Egypt[4] before immigrating to Canada in 1995.[5] In Canada he faced issues with recognition of his degree due to "Canadian experience" requirements. He is married to Mary Sabawy, a doctor, and they have two sons.[6] Sabawy is a Coptic Christian.[5] Before being elected to Parliament, he worked as an IT Professor at George Brown College.[7]

Politics

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In 2015, Sabawy ran for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for the federal district of Mississauga—Erin Mills.[7] Sabawy criticized the federal Conservative Party's views towards immigrants, saying “The Conservatives, as well, accept immigrants, but they want us to work at coffee shops and gas stations, not to become doctors or engineers.”[5] He promised to oppose the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act.[5] However he would lose the nomination to future MP Iqra Khalid, winning only 565 votes to Khalid's 943.[8] Sabawy blamed his loss on a lack of political involvement and support for the Conservatives within the Coptic Canadian community, suggesting he could've been won if he sought out the Conservative nomination.[8]

In 2017, Sabawy sought the Progressive Conservative nomination for the same riding but in the Legislative Assembly. While seeking the nomination, his past association with the federal Liberal Party became controversial. His opponent in the nomination race, former MP Bob Dechert called Sabawy “the very definition of an opportunist" and accused him and his supporters of being ideologically Liberal.[7] Dechert would drop out of the race due to concerns about the fairness of the nomination process, leaving Sabawy to become the nominee.[9] Afterwards, Sabawy refused to backtrack his past criticisms of the federal Conservatives and support for the federal Liberals. He argued that Patrick Brown represented a new and accepting version of the Progressive Conservatives, comparing him to Justin Trudeau. [7]

In the 2018 Ontario general election, Sabawy was elected to the Legislative Assembly, defeating New Democratic candidate Farina Hassan and Liberal candidate Imran Mian. He was reelected in 2022, defeating the same two candidates. He is the PC nominee for the 2025 Ontario general election.[10]

Electoral record

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2025 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Erin Mills
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Sheref Sabawy 16,665 44.3 +2.1
Liberal Qasir Dar 16,645 44.2 +6.7
New Democratic Mubashir Rizvi 2,087 5.5 –6.6 ]
Green Adriane Franklin 1,087 2.9 –1.4
New Blue Michael Bayer 747 2.0 –0.6
Independent Michael Matulewicz 309 0.8 N/A
Independent Sajid Hussain 121 0.3 N/A
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots
Turnout 40.3 –1.4
Eligible voters 93,560
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –2.3
Source: Elections Ontario[11]
2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Erin Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sheref Sabawy 15,693 42.15 +0.54
Liberal Imran Mian 13,954 37.48 +12.11
New Democratic Farina Hassan 4,521 12.14 −15.46
Green Michelle Angkasa 1,594 4.28 +1.53
New Blue Charles Wroblewski 978 2.63  
Ontario Party Laura E. Scarangella 495 1.33  
Total valid votes 37,235 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 262
Turnout 37,497 41.70
Eligible voters 88,733
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −5.79
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Sheref Sabawy 19,631 41.61
New Democratic Farina Hassan 13,021 27.60
Liberal Imran Mian 11,965 25.36
Green Libby Yuill 1,296 2.75
None of the Above Grzegorz Nowacki 670 1.42
Libertarian Pieter Liem 483 1.02
Freedom Ben Skura 112 0.24
Total valid votes 47,178 100.0  
Turnout 56.05
Eligible voters 84,168
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[12]

References

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  1. ^ Javed, Noor (June 7, 2018). "PCs elected in Mississauga Centre and Mississauga—Erin Mills". Toronto Star.
  2. ^ "Standing Committee on General Government - Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. ^ "Ontario's Parliamentary Assistants". Office of the Premier. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Sheref Sabawy". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. ^ a b c d "Egyptian candidates shake things up, run in Canadian elections". Al Arabiya English. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  6. ^ "Meet Sheref Sabawy , MPP". Sheref Sabawy, MPP. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  7. ^ a b c d "Mississauga Tory candidate a controversial choice". Toronto Sun, January 24, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Canadian-Coptic activists vow to keep dream alive of becoming MPs". Al Arabiya English. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  9. ^ News, Roger Belgrave Mississauga (2017-01-18). "Former Tory MP Dechert questions 'integrity' of candidate nominations in Mississauga riding". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Staff, Metroland (2025-01-31). "PC Party nominates Sheref Sabawy as Mississauga-Erin Mills candidate". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  11. ^ "Mississauga—Erin Mills Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2019.


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