Anju Dhillon
Anju Dhillon | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Patty Hajdu Maryam Monsef |
| Preceded by | Susan Truppe |
| Succeeded by | Terry Duguid |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Concordia University Université de Montréal |
| Profession | Attorney |
Anju Dhillon MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2] She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[3]
Dhillon was born and raised in Montreal, and began volunteering for Paul Martin's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female).[4] Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then studied law at Université de Montréal, later becoming the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[5]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Anju Dhillon | 29,974 | 54.89 | +25.49 | $97,977.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Isabelle Morin | 11,769 | 21.55 | -19.57 | $52,909.84 | |||
| Conservative | Daniela Chivu | 6,049 | 11.08 | -3.07 | $25,233.35 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Frédéric Vaudry | 5,338 | 9.78 | -1.76 | – | |||
| Green | Vincent J. Carbonneau | 1,245 | 2.28 | -0.72 | – | |||
| Independent | Soulèye Ndiaye | 230 | 0.42 | – | $3,623.98 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,605 | 100.0 | $224,217.32 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 593 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,198 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,587 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/2272087/liberal-anju-dhillon-elected-in-dorval-lachine-lasalle/
- ^ "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, Anju Dhillon makes history in Quebec, The Times of India, October 21, 2015.
- ^ Meet Anju Dhillon, Liberal.ca.
- ^ "The Quebec South Asian star: Liberals' Anju Dhillon – first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec courts". Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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- Lawyers in Quebec
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- Politicians from Montreal
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