Anju Dhillon
Anju Dhillon | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 | |
| Minister | Patty Hajdu |
| Preceded by | Susan Truppe |
| Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Concordia University Université de Montréal |
| Profession | Attorney |
Anju Dhillon (born 1979) 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]
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 LaSalle-Émard Federal Liberal Association, and was subsequently its Vice-President (Female).[3] She attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then studied law at Université de Montréal. She became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[4] She has volunteered for the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal.[5]
She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[6]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Anju Dhillon | 29,974 | 54.9 | +25.5 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Isabelle Morin | 11,769 | 21.6 | -19.52 | – | |||
| Conservative | Daniela Chivu | 6,049 | 11.1 | -3.05 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Frédéric Vaudry | 5,338 | 9.8 | -1.74 | – | |||
| Green | Vincent J. Carbonneau | 1,245 | 2.3 | -0.7 | – | |||
| Independent | Soulèye Ndiaye | 230 | 0.4 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,605 | 100.0 | $224,217.31 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 593 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,198 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,587 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/2272087/liberal-anju-dhillon-elected-in-dorval-lachine-lasalle/
- ^ "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Meet Anju Dhillon, Liberal.ca.
- ^ The Quebec South Asian star: Liberals’ Anju Dhillon – first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec courts
- ^ Meet Anju Dhillon, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, Anju Dhillon makes history in Quebec, The Times of India, October 21, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates