Harinder Malhi
| Harinder Malhi MPP |
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| Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale |
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| Assumed office June 12, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Jeffrey |
| Peel District School Board Trustee | |
| In office 2010–2014 |
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| Constituency | Brampton wards 9 and 10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 35–36) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Brampton |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
Harinder K. Malhi (born c. 1980) 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[edit]
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[edit]
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 a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues.
Elections[edit]
| 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] | % |
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| 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Belgrave, Roger (4 June 2013). "Provincial election: Brampton-Springdale". Mississauga News. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c Young, Leslie (13 June 2014). "Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
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