Doly Begum
Doly Begum is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus.
Begum comes from the Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh. She immigrated to Canada as a child with her family. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto in political science, and has a masters in development, administration and planning from University College London. She was co-chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition, vice-chair of Warden Woods Community Centre, a research analyst at the Society of Energy Professionals, and was the chief coordinator of the province-wide Keep Hydro Public campaign.Election results
