A record 22 Punjabis have been elected to the House of Commons in Canada’s recent federal elections. This is more than the 18 elected in 2021 and 20 in 2019.
In Brampton, Punjabis won five seats:
- Ruby Sahota (Liberal) beat Amandeep Judge (Conservative) in Brampton North
- Maninder Sidhu (Liberal) beat Bob Dosanjh (Conservative) in Brampton East
- Amandeep Sohi (Liberal) beat Taran Chahal in Brampton Centre
- Sukhdeep Kang (Conservative) beat Sonia Sidhu (Liberal) in Brampton South
- Amarjeet Gill (Conservative) defeated sitting Health Minister Kamal Khera (Liberal) in Brampton West
Prominent Punjabi winners from the Liberal Party:
Anita Anand (Oakville East)
Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
Anju Dhillon (Dorval Lachine)
Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey Newton)
Iqwinder Singh Gaheer (Mississauga Malton)
Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre)
Gurbax Saini (Fleetwood Port Kells)
Param Bains (Richmond East Steveston)
Prominent Punjabi winners from the Conservative Party:
Jasraj Hallan (Calgary East)
Dalwinder Gill (Calgary McKnight)
Amanpreet Gill (Calgary Skyview)
Arpan Khanna (Oxford)
Tim Uppal (Edmonton Gateway)
Parm Gill (Milton East)
Sukhman Gill (Abbotsford South Langley)
Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Edmonton Southeast)
Harb Gill (Windsor West)
Meanwhile, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh lost his seat in Burnaby Central, finishing third, and has resigned. Another big loss was Kamal Khera, the sitting Health Minister, who lost in Brampton West.
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