Doly Begum is the Ontario NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest seeking re-election. She moved to Canada from Bangladesh as a child with her parents and younger brother, and has lived in Scarborough most of her life.
Doly was the chief coordinator of the province-wide Keep Hydro Public campaign that successfully stopped the privatization of Toronto Hydro and Wasaga Distribution. She is the former Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition and Vice-Chair of Warden Woods Community Centre, where she worked hard to make lives better for the people of Scarborough.
Doly has an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and has a Master’s Degree in Development, Administration & Planning from University College London. She was elected to the Ontario Legislature in June 2018 and is the first Canadian of Bangladeshi origin to hold elected office at any level in Canada.
Doly serves as a Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Ontario NDP and Critic of Citizenship, Foreign Credentials. She was also a member of the standing committees on Finance and Economic Affairs and Government Agencies at Queen’s Park. In her first term, Begum served as the critic of Early Learning and Childcare, member of the standing committee on Social Policy as well as the Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition.
Doly’s office has helped thousands of Scarborough Southwest residents solve their provincial issues helping people access provincial programs and services such as housing, OW and ODSP.
Doly believes passionately in social, economic, and environmental justice. She has a proven track record of fighting for the people of Scarborough Southwest and would be humbled to receive your support in the 2025 provincial election.