Maninder Sidhu

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Maninder Sidhu
MP
Member of Parliament
for Brampton East
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byRaj Grewal
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceBrampton, Ontario

Maninder Sidhu MP (born April, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to represent the riding of Brampton East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1][2] He won again in the 2021 election, by a widened margin.[3]

Sidhu has served as a member of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. He is also an active member of several parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups, including the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, and the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas.

Sidhu lives with his wife and children in Brampton, where he has resided for the past 30 years.

Parliamentary Secretary[]

On March 19, 2021, Sidhu became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.[4]

Electoral record[]

2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maninder Sidhu 22,120 53.5 +6.1
Conservative Naval Bajaj 11,647 28.2 +4.3
New Democratic Gail Bannister-Clarke 6,511 15.7 -10.6
People's Manjeet Singh 1,073 2.6 +2.1
Total valid votes 41,351
Total rejected ballots 436
Turnout 40,787 54.6
Eligible voters 76,588
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[3]
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2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Maninder Sidhu 24,050 47.4 -4.92 $92,279.91
New Democratic Saranjit Singh 13,368 26.3 +3.29 $94,035.50
Conservative Ramona Singh 12,125 23.9 +0.36 none listed
Green Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie 666 1.3 +0.17 $885.60
People's Gaurav Walia 244 0.5 $42.92
Independent Manpreet Othi 211 0.4 $9,387.07
Canada's Fourth Front Partap Dua 89 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,753 100.0
Total rejected ballots 510
Turnout 51,263 66.4
Eligible voters 77,195
Liberal hold Swing -4.11
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Canada election results: Brampton East". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "NDP looking to capitalize on Singh swing to make federal breakthrough in Brampton East". The Hill Times. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "September 20, 2021 General Election: Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister announces changes to parliamentary secretaries". Prime Minister of Canada. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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