| Amrit Mangat | |
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| MPP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Constituency | Mississauga—Brampton South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 58–59) Jagroan, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jaswant Mangat |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | Teacher, business administrator |
Amrit Mangat (born c.1953)[1] is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. She is a member of the Liberal Party, and is the first woman of South Asian heritage to serve as a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario.
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Mangat was born in Jagroan, India. Her parents were originally from Pakistan but were forced to emigrate during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2] Mangat studied in India and obtained degrees in political science, economics, English and education. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 she obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. In addition to teaching, Mangat managed several small businesses. She most recently worked as an administrator in a law firm, helping new Canadians to settle.[3]
She lives with her husband Jaswant who works as a lawyer.[2][3]
In 2004 she tried to get nominated in the federal riding of Brampton West but lost to Colleen Beaumier.[1] She was first elected to office in Ontario election of 2007 in the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. During the election she came out in support of keeping Peel Memorial Hospital open and she spoke against the Conservative promise to fund private faith-based schools.[1]
During her first term of office she was appointed as parliamentary assistant to a number of roles including Seniors and transportation.[3]
Mangat was re-elected in 2011 beating Progressive Conservative candidate Amarjeet Gill by 5,294 votes.
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 15,579 | 45.9 | -7.9 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 10,285 | 30.3 | +4.8 | ||
| New Democrat | Karanjit Pandher | 5,419 | 15.9 | +5.6 | ||
| Green | Keith Foster | 1,390 | 4.1 | -6.4 | ||
| Libertarian | Christin Milloy | 691 | 2.0 | - | ||
| Independent | Masood Khan | 400 | 1.2 | - | ||
| Independent | Walter Widla | 214 | 0.6 | - | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,978 | 100.0% | ||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,738 | 53.8 | - | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ravi Singh | 9,333 | 25.4 | - | ||
| Green | Paul Simas | 3,846 | 10.5 | - | ||
| New Democrat | Karan Pandher | 3,785 | 10.3 | - | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,702 | 100.0 | ||||
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