Harinder Malhi
Harinder Malhi | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton—Springdale | |
In office June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Linda Jeffrey |
Succeeded by | Kevin Yarde (Brampton North) |
Peel District School Board Trustee | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Constituency | Brampton Wards 9 and 10 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1981 (age 40–41) |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Brampton |
Alma mater | Ryerson University |
Occupation | Real estate agent |
Harinder K. Malhi (born c. 1981) is a Canadian former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale, and was a member of the Ontario provincial cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background[]
Malhi's family is of Indian descent, and she speaks Punjabi.[1] Her father, Gurbax Singh Malhi, was a Liberal federal Member of Parliament between 1993 and 2011, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton.[2][3] Her mother is Devinder Malhi.[4]
Malhi studied at Ryerson University, where she obtained a degree in public administration and governance.[5] She worked as a sales agent at a telecommunications company in Brampton, and then as a real estate agent.[6]
Politics[]
On 25 October 2010, she was elected as a school trustee for the Peel District School Board, representing Brampton wards 9 and 10, during the 2010 municipal election.[5][6][7][8]
Malhi was selected as the Liberal candidate for the Brampton-Springdale riding after incumbent cabinet minister Linda Jeffrey vacated the seat in March 2014 to run for the mayor of Brampton.[8] She was elected MPP in the 2014 election and took an unpaid leave of absence from her position as school trustee, during the campaign.[9]
She served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2016–18), and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues (2014–16). In January 2018, she was promoted to cabinet as Minister of the Status of Women by Premier Kathleen Wynne.
In the 2018 provincial election she ran in the new riding of Brampton North, placing third.[10]
Cabinet positions[]
Elections[]
2018 Ontario general election: Brampton North | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Kevin Yarde | 14,877 | 37.55 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Ripudaman Dhillon | 14,380 | 36.29 | |||||
Liberal | Harinder Malhi | 8,410 | 21.22 | |||||
Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,366 | 3.45 | |||||
Libertarian | Gregory Argue | 591 | 1.49 | |||||
Total valid votes | 39,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 77,609 | |||||||
New Democratic pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[11] |
2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Harinder Malhi | 16,848 | 39.8 | |||||
New Democratic | Gurpreet Dhillon | 13,481 | 31.9 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Pam Hundal | 10,234 | 24.2 | |||||
Green | Laila Zarrabi Yan | 1,322 | 3.1 | |||||
Communist | Elizabeth Hill | 398 | 0.9 | |||||
Source: Elections Ontario[12] |
Peel District School Board, Wards 9 & 10 | ||
Candidate | Votes[13] | % |
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Harinder Malhi | 9019 | 46.82% |
Joy Adams | 3242 | 16.83% |
Jash Puniya | 2453 | 12.73% |
Mohan Singh Khangura | 1838 | 9.54% |
John Crowley | 1633 | 8.48% |
Devinder Jeet Singh | 447 | 2.32% |
Fatima Devonish | 439 | 2.28% |
Yadwinder Sahota | 191 | 0.99% |
References[]
- ^ Rider, David (19 May 2014). "Ontario election: Conservatives, Liberals, NDP battle for Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Grewal, Sam (12 June 2014). "Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi wins Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "MALHI, The Hon. Gurbax Singh, P.C., B.A." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Rider, David (13 June 2014). "New Toronto-area MPPs include Liberals, one from NDP". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b Belgrave, Roger (4 June 2013). "Provincial election: Brampton-Springdale". Mississauga News. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Biography: Harinder Malhi" (PDF). Peel District School Board. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Belgrave, Roger (12 June 2014). "New Liberal elected to Brampton-Springdale". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b Young, Leslie (13 June 2014). "Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Belgrave, Roger (16 May 2014). "Trustees take leave to run in provincial election". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Frisque, Graeme (8 June 2018). "NDP's Kevin Yarde wins in Brampton North". Brampton Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Incumbent Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi was a distant third, gaining support from just 21.2 per cent of voters.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "General Election by District: Brampton-Springdale". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Election Summary Report, City Vote 2010: Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). City of Brampton. 25 October 2010. p. 5.
External links[]
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- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- Canadian politicians of Indian descent
- Canadian real estate agents
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- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- Ontario school board trustees
- People from Brampton
- Women MPPs in Ontario
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