Harinder Malhi
| Harinder Malhi MPP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale | |
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Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Jeffrey |
| Peel District School Board Trustee | |
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In office 2010–2014 | |
| Constituency | Brampton wards 9 and 10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 35–36) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Brampton |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
Harinder K. Malhi (born c. 1981) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Brampton—Springdale.
Background
Malhi's family is of South Asian descent, and she speaks Punjabi.[1] Her father is Gurbax Singh Malhi, who was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1993 to 2011, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton for the Liberal Party of Canada.[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 Linda Jeffrey vacated the seat in March 2014 to run for the mayor of Brampton.[8] She ran in the 2014 election and defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Pam Hundal by 6,641 votes.[8][9] During the campaign, she took an unpaid leave of absence from her position as school trustee.[10]
She is Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Member, Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly Member, and on the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
Elections
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| 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[9] | ||||||||
| Peel District School Board, Wards 9 & 10 | ||
| Candidate | Votes[11] | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 Belgrave, Roger (4 June 2013). "Provincial election: Brampton-Springdale". Mississauga News. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 3 Young, Leslie (13 June 2014). "Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Election by District: Brampton-Springdale". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Belgrave, Roger (16 May 2014). "Trustees take leave to run in provincial election". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Election Summary Report, City Vote 2010: Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). City of Brampton. October 25, 2010. p. 5.