Jagrup Brar

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Jagrup Brar

MLA
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Fleetwood
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byPeter Fassbender
In office
May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPeter Fassbender
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Panorama Ridge
In office
October 28, 2004 – May 12, 2009
Preceded byGulzar Cheema
Succeeded byStephanie Cadieux[1]
Personal details
Born1957/1958 (age 62–63)[2]
Political partyNew Democrat

Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the ridings of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009 and Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017 as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.

Background[]

Born in India,[3] Brar moved to Canada for his studies at the University of Manitoba where he received a Master's degree in Public Administration.[3] In 1994 he moved to Surrey.[citation needed]

For over a decade, Brar worked in both the public and non-profit sectors, helping professionals develop their careers, and working with employers to develop strategies meant for recruiting a highly skilled as well as multicultural workforce.[4] As the former executive director of the Surrey Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society (SEEDS), he helped trained new entrepreneurs in developing and launching successful small business ventures.

Political career[]

He was first elected in October 2004 during a by-election with 6,740 votes (53.59%) [5] He then became a member of British Columbia's 37th Legislative Assembly.[6] He was also a member of BC's 38th Legislative Assembly [7] after being elected in 2005 with 11,553 votes (53.17%).[8]

In early 2012 Brar participated in the Raise the Rates MLA Welfare Challenge by living on $610 for one month, the standard wage given to welfare recipients in B.C. at the time. Brar lived in a small room in Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside for part of the month-long challenge. He lost 26 pounds during the event and reported feeling constantly hungry and his mind "fuzzy" due to a lack of adequate nutrition and sleep. He kept a blog of his experiences and the media exposure surrounding the event significantly raised public awareness of welfare rates in B.C.[9]

In August 2012, Brar was criticized by B.C.'s Liberal Party for praising Cuba's health and education system on a Punjabi radio station after a holiday in the communist country.[10]

He was defeated in the 2013 provincial election by BC Liberal candidate Peter Fassbender. In the 2017 provincial election Brar defeated Fassbender in a re-match.

Electoral record[]

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2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 11,457 60.93 +7.51 $61,844.02
Liberal Garry Thind 5,776 30.72 −5.03 $62,863.75
Green Dean McGee 1,571 8.35 −2.48 $702.09
Total valid votes 18,804 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 138 0.73 −0.04
Turnout 18,942 50.77 −8.75
Registered voters 37,309
Source: Elections BC[11][12]
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2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 11,085 53.58 +9.17 $74,487
Liberal Peter Fassbender 7,599 36.73 −8.70 $66,268
Green Tim Binnema 2,004 9.69 +3.88 $879
Total valid votes 20,688 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 160 0.77 +0.10
Turnout 20,848 59.52 +3.80
Registered Voters 35,025
Source: Elections BC[13][14]
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2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Peter Fassbender 8,974 45.43 +5.89 $191,875
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 8,774 44.41 −4.88 $74,514
Green Tim Binnema 1,147 5.81 −0.62 $1,641
Conservative Murali Krishnan 801 4.05 −0.66 $1,275
Vision Arvin Kumar 59 0.30 – $2,195
Total valid votes 19,755 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 134 0.67 −0.33
Turnout 19,889 55.72 +1.76
Registered voters 35,692
Source: Elections BC[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Surrey-Panorama
  2. ^ NDP's Jagrup Brar identifies health as top issue The Leader [Surrey, B.C] 22 Oct 2004: 16.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jagrup Brar". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine - New Democrats
  5. ^ [2] Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine - 2004 By-election results
  6. ^ [3] Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine 37th Legislative Assembly
  7. ^ [4] Archived 2006-02-21 at the Wayback Machine 38th Legislative Assembly
  8. ^ [5] Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine BC elections
  9. ^ "NDP MLA Jagrup Brar prepares to bring welfare lessons back to B.C. legislature". The Georgia Straight. January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Liberal accuses B.C. NDP MLA of pushing communism". CBC News. August 28, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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