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Harinder Malhi | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
| Assumed office June 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Jeffrey |
| Constituency | Brampton—Springdale |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Brampton |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Politician, real estate agent |
Harinder Malhi (born 1980 or 1981) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Since June 2014, she has been a Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale. She was elected to office during the 2014 Ontario general election, the first election in which she contested for a seat in the provincial legislature.[1] She was selected as the Liberal candidate for the riding after incumbent Linda Jeffrey vacated the seat in March 2014 to run for the mayorship of Brampton.[2]
Her family is of South Asian descent, and she speaks Punjabi.[3] 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,[4] and her mother is Devinder Malhi.[5] Gurbax Singh Malhi campaigned for his daughter during the 2014 Ontario general election.[4]
Malhi studied at Ryerson University, from which she obtained a degree in Public Administration and Governance.[6] She resides in Brampton, where from 1999 she worked as a sales agent at a telecommunications company and then as a real estate agent.[7] On 25 October 2010, she was elected as a school trustee for the Peel District School Board,[8][2] representing Brampton wards 9 and 10,[7] during the 2010 municipal election.[6] She requested a leave of absence from the school board in order to campaign for 2014 Ontario general election; the unpaid leave lasted from 12 May to 13 June, during which she forwent CA$2,224 of her salary.[1]
Elections
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harinder Malhi | 16,848 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gurpreet Dhillon | 13,481 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pam Hundal | 10,234 | ||||||
| Green | Laila Zarrabi Yan | 1,322 | ||||||
| Communist | Elizabeth Hill | 398 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Belgrave, Roger (16 May 2014). "Trustees take leave to run in provincial election". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b Young, Leslie (13 June 2014). "Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Rider, David (19 May 2014). "Ontario election: Conservatives, Liberals, NDP battle for Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b Grewal, Sam (12 June 2014). "Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi wins Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 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.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Candidates for Brampton—Springdale". Retrieved 13 June 2014.