Wade Chang
Canadian politician
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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]
Preceded byRiding established[a]
Born1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)
Wade Chang | |||||||||
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Wade Chang making a housing announcement in February 2026 | |||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Burnaby Central | |||||||||
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Riding established[a] | ||||||||
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40) | ||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Lawyer | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張瑋麟 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张玮麟 | ||||||||
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Early life and education
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 | ||||||||
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| 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.