Jati Sidhu

Jatinder Sidhu (born 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 until his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]

Jati Sidhu
Sidhu at UFV in 2017
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Brad Vis
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 68–69)[1]
Political party	Liberal
Profession	farmer, businessman
Website	https://jatisidhu.ca

Previously an entrepreneur, Sidhu entered politics after many years of community activism and volunteer service.[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Brad Vis	19,535	42.4
	Liberal	Jati Sidhu	12,299	26.7
	New Democratic	Michael Nenn	8,089	17.6
	Green	John Kidder	5,019	10.9
	People's	Julius Nick Csaszar	1,055	2.3
	Marxist–Leninist	Elaine Wismer	69	0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,066	100.0
Total rejected ballots			439
Turnout			46,505	67.2
Eligible voters			69,190
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election: Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jati Sidhu	16,625	37.23%	+28.83	–
	Conservative	Brad Vis	15,587	34.91%	-19.58	–
	New Democratic	Dennis Adamson	9,174	20.55%	-11.47	–
	Green	Arthur Alexander Green	2,293	5.13%	+0.49	–
	Independent	Wyatt Scott	914	2.05%	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Elaine Wismer	58	0.13%	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,651	100.0		$216,008.41
Total rejected ballots			209	–	–
Turnout			44,860	71.34%	–
Eligible voters			62,486
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]

2000 Canadian federal election: Dewdney-Alouette
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Grant McNally	28,181	58.42	+11.17	$32,313
	Liberal	Jati Sidhu	8,717	18.07	-7.03	$37,270
	Progressive Conservative	Gord Kehler	5,804	12.03	+5.98	$8,033
	New Democratic	Malcolm James Crockett	5,535	11.47	-7.70	$15,196
Total valid votes			48,237	100.0
Total rejected ballots			210	0.43	+0.13
Turnout			48,447	63.38	+0.37
	Alliance hold		Swing		+9.10
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

References

1. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18440
2. http://www.abbynews.com/news/334409621.html
3. "Jati Sidhu". Retrieved 2017-05-07.
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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