Parm Gill
| Parm Gill | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brampton—Springdale | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ruby Dhalla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1974 Puranewala, near Moga district, Punjab, India[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
| Religion | Patit |
Paramjit Gill (born May 17, 1974) is an elected member of the Canadian Parliament, representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale in Ontario. He is a member of the Conservative Party. In the 2011 election, he defeated Liberal incumbent Ruby Dhalla.
Early life
Gill was born in India and moved to Canada at age fourteen. He has a diploma in Private Investigation and was the senior vice-president of Paramount Manufacturing during his first run for public office in 2006.[2] In 2008, he ran a family-owned business in the hospitality sector. He has volunteered with the Malaysian Singapore Cultural Association and the Peel Regional Police.[3]
Controversy
Shortly after his narrow defeat to Dhalla in the 2008 election, Gill accompanied Immigration Minister Jason Kenney on a trip to India. While in Punjab, he told reporters that the Conservatives would reduce the immigration rejection rate for Punjabi youths. Some speculated that this announcement had less to do with promoting skilled immigration than with garnering political support from Punjabi-Canadians, who often solicit assistance from their Members of Parliament with issues related to their relatives' Canadian visa applications.[4] During the 2011 election, Gill was accused by Dhalla, who was struggling to recover from her "nannygate" scandal, of exploiting his special relationship with the immigration minister to expedite visa applications for her constituents to win votes.[5] He would go on to defeat her on election night.
Regarding the justice system, Gill has said "The system of justice in Canada is lenient and it is like a revolving door, where criminals enter from one side and move out from the other. The judicial system needs to be toughened."[6]
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | (x)Parm Gill | 24,617 | 48.3% | – | – | |
| Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 14,231 | 27.9% | – | – | |
| New Democratic | Manjit Grewal | 9,963 | 19.6% | – | – | |
| Green | Mark Hoffberg | 1,926 | 3.8% | – | – | |
| Communist | Liz Rowley | 219 | 0.4% | – | – | |
| Total valid votes | 50,956 | 100.0% | – | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2008: Brampton—Springdale | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Ruby Dhalla | 18,577 | 41.03 | -6.3 | $80,011 | |
| Conservative | Parm Gill | 17,804 | 39.32 | +5.5 | $86,444 | |
| New Democratic Party | Mani Singh | 5,238 | 11.57 | -6.1 | $21,152 | |
| Green | Dave Finlay | 3,516 | 7.76 | +3.9 | $746 | |
| Communist | Dimitrios Kabitsis | 135 | 0.29 | +0.1 | $407 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense Limit | 45,270 | 100.0 | – | $87,594 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 419 | 0.92 | ||||
| Turnout | 45,689 | 54.24 | -7.0 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 84,239 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006: York West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Liberal | Judy Sgro | 21,418 | 63.78 | $48,741.93 | ||
| Conservative | Parm Gill | 6,244 | 18.59 | $71,005.65 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Sandra Romano Anthony | 4,724 | 14.07 | $8,845.73 | ||
| Green | Nick Capra | 1,002 | 2.98 | $1,692.18 | ||
| Independent | Axcel Cocon | 192 | 0.57 | $1,801.61 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,580 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 261 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,841 | 57.90 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 58,450 | |||||
References
- ↑ Chaudhry, Amrita (4 May 2011). "Moga man Gill trumps Ruby Dhalla". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ↑ 2006 Election: Riding-by-riding: Parm Gil l, CTV, online edition, accessed 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "About Parm", Parminder Gill [official website, accessed 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Don Martin, "Kenney loves spotlight". Windsor Star, 1 April 2009, A6.
- ↑ CBC "Tory candidate's access to Kenney questioned. CBC News, 26 April 2011.
- ↑ Singh Nibber, Gurpreet. "Hindustan times - Indian-origin MP advocates tough stand against criminals". Hindustan times. Hindustan times. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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