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Randeep Sarai
MP
Member of Parliament
for Surrey Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceSurrey, British Columbia

Randeep Singh Sarai MP (born April 15, 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Surrey Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Early life

Sarai was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Sarai Khas, Punjab, India. As a youth he developed a strong background in real estate development and urban planning. After graduating from Burnaby South Secondary School in 1993 Sarai earned his bachelors of arts at the University of British Columbia with a major in political science in 1998. He then attended law school at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2001. Sarai was called to the bar in 2002, and practiced at a local law firm in Surrey before pursuing a career in politics.

Federal politics

On October 19, 2015, Sarai was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey- Centre. He formerly sat on the Citizenship and Immigration Committee as well as the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association. Sarai had been the chair of the Liberal Party Pacific caucus, but has since resigned.[3] and the co-chair of the Canada-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Randeep Sarai 15,453 37.40 -7.62 $83,457.32
New Democratic Sarjit Singh Saran 11,353 27.48 -2.60 $50,584.88
Conservative Tina Bains 10,505 25.42 +5.62 $45,184.43
Green John Werring 2,558 6.19 +2.73 $2,721.98
People's Jaswinder Singh Dilawari 709 1.72 $5,821.65
Christian Heritage Kevin Pielak 378 0.91 -0.37 none listed
Independent Jeffrey Breti 243 0.59 none listed
Communist George Gidora 120 0.29 -0.02 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,319 98.87
Total rejected ballots 471 1.13 +0.32
Turnout 41,790 54.46 -6.05
Eligible voters 76,731
Liberal hold Swing -2.54
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Randeep Sarai 19,471 45.07 +27.31 $106,885.13
New Democratic Jasbir Sandhu 12,992 30.08 -9.95 $128,114.24
Conservative Sucha Thind 8,556 19.81 -15.85 $93,713.10
Green Jeremiah Deneault 1,493 3.46 -0.18 –
Christian Heritage Kevin Pielak 553 1.28 – $5,295.88
Communist Iqbal Kahlon 133 0.31 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,198 99.19   $203,771.47
Total rejected ballots 352 0.81 –
Turnout 43,550 60.51 –
Eligible voters 71,966
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.63
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=f8e9889c-d79e-4d99-a6fc-51f774790fa7[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Liberal Randeep Sarai elected in Surrey Centre". Jon Azpiri. Global News. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "MP Randeep Sarai new Chair of Liberal Party's Pacific Caucus | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper". www.voiceonline.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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