Gagan Sikand
Gagan Sikand | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Butt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1984 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Brunel Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
Gagan Sikand MP is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 federal election. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada who represents the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga—Streetsville.
Background
Sikand attended the University of Toronto. He completed an Honours B.A. with a double major in Crime and Deviance and Philosophy with a minor in Anthropology. He obtained an LLB Law degree from Brunel Law School in London, England.[1] He worked for the provincial office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs.[2] Born in Toronto, he has lived in Mississauga for over 30 years and in the riding of Mississauga-Streetsville for 29 years.
Politics
In the 2015 federal election, Sikand ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville. He defeated Conservative incumbent Brad Butt by 4,171 votes.[3][4][5] He is a backbench supporter of the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He currently sits on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.[6] On April 18, 2018 he was named Co-Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.[7]
On February 26, 2016, he introduced a Private Member's Bill that would allow police to use a device that could detect the presence of alcohol for a car driver without having to administer a breathalyzer test.[8] As of September 21, 2016, the bill has passed first reading and is being consider by the house.[9]
On June 13, 2016 he was named Caucus Liaison for the Ontario Young Liberals[10]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Gagan Sikand | 26,792 | 47.8 | +12.81 | – | |||
| Conservative | Brad Butt | 22,621 | 40.4 | -5.72 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Fayaz Karim | 5,040 | 9.0 | -6.0 | – | |||
| Green | Chris Hill | 1,293 | 2.3 | -1.36 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Yegor Tarazevich | 253 | 0.5 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,999 | 100.0 | $219,652.47 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,216 | 67.6% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,122 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.26% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "New Members of Council" (PDF). Milestones. College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario. March 2014. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015.
- ^ Forani, Jonathan (October 20, 2015). "Riding returns to red roots after blue run". Toronto Star. p. GT2.
- ^ "Canada Votes". The Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. pp. GT13–GT15.
- ^ Singh, Harpreet (October 20, 2015). "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (October 20, 2015). "Sikand in, Butt out of Mississauga Streetsville". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media.
- ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Gagan-Sikand(88858)/CurrentRoles
- ^ "Gagan Sikand". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ O'Malley, Kady (March 3, 2016). "Everything you need to know about the first batch of bills from the backbench". National Post.
- ^ "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)". Parliament of Canada. February 26, 2016.
- ^ OntarioYoungLiberals [@OYLorg] (June 14, 2016). "A well deserved congratulations to MP @gagansikand, the OYL's new federal caucus liaison! We look forward to working with you! #onpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga—Streetsville, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Alumni of Brunel University London
- Canadian politicians of Indian descent
- Canadian politicians of Punjabi descent
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Ontario civil servants
- People from Mississauga
- University of Toronto alumni
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 1984 births