Wade Wei Lin Chang MP (Chinese: 張瑋麟; born 1985 or 1986)[1] is a Taiwanese-born Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as a member of Parliament since 2025 in the riding of Burnaby Central.[2]
Early life and education
Chang was born in Taiwan and raised in Canada.[3] He also studied law in Australia and earned an MBA at Oxford.
Political career
In the 2025 Canadian federal election held on April 28, 2025, he defeated the federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh.[3]
Chang is the second Taiwanese-Canadian to be elected to Canada’s federal government.[4] Chang is the first gay and Asian member of the Canadian parliament.[5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Burnaby Central | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wade Chang | 21,745 | 42.23 | +10.98 | ||||
| Conservative | James Yan | 19,889 | 38.62 | +16.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 9,353 | 18.16 | −21.62 | ||||
| People’s | Richard Farbridge | 506 | 0.98 | −2.40 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,493 | 99.17 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 430 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,923 | 61.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,278 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Jagmeet Singh was the MP for Burnaby South, which was abolished in 2023, Singh ran for re-election in Burnaby Central and lost to Chang.
References
- ^ “張瑋麟投入加拿大聯邦選舉 有望成首位台裔國會議員 | 國際”. 中央社 CNA. April 5, 2025.
- ^ Bond, Meredith (April 28, 2025). “Federal election 2025: Results from key ridings across the country”. CityNews. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ a b wadeinburnaby (March 26, 2025). “You’ve seen the signs. Now meet the person behind them. Wade Chang was born in Taiwan and raised in Canada. Like many immigrant families, his story started with a lot of hope… He studied law in Australia, then earned an MBA at Oxford where he focused on social impact and systems change. He’s lived around the world, but Burnaby has always been home. He’s not your typical lawyer or politician. He’s someone who believes that when a country gives you opportunity, you give back. And that’s why he is here to speak out!”. Instagram. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ “Ottawa welcomes second Taiwanese-Canadian parliament member in history – Rti”. RTI Radio Taiwan International (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ “Debates of the House of Commons – Hansard No. 013 – 45-1” (PDF). House of Commons. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ “Voter information service”. Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ “Election Night Results – Electoral Districts”. Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.