Gurratan Singh
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Gurratan Singh | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Singh at Labour Day Parade in 2014 | |
| Critic, Attorney General | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2019 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Critic, Auto Insurance | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – August 30, 2019 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton East | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 34–35)[1] St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[2] |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Relatives | Jagmeet Singh (brother) |
| Occupation | Criminal Lawyer |
Gurratan Singh (born 1984 or 1985) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[3] He represents the riding of Brampton East as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
He is the brother of federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh.
Education[edit]
Singh holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religious studies from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Later, Singh attended Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto and graduated with the degree of Juris Doctor in 2010.
Experience[edit]
Singh is currently the Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton East.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Gurratan Singh | 17,606 | 46.85 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sudeep Verma | 12,631 | 33.61 | |||||
| Liberal | Parminder Singh | 6,245 | 16.62 | |||||
| Green | Raquel Fronte | 500 | 1.33 | |||||
| Libertarian | Daniele Cerasoli | 472 | 1.26 | |||||
| Trillium | Gurdeep Dhothar | 125 | 0.33 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | 71,695 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/gurratan.singh/posts/2099526726992624/
- ^ "NDP leader's brother elected in Brampton East, Weather Network personality wins Brampton North". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Candidate Search". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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