Ruby Sahota
| Ruby Sahota MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brampton North |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
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| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Tejinder Sahota |
| Children | Nihal |
| Alma mater | McMaster University Western Michigan University Cooley Law School |
| Profession | Barrister and Solicitor |
Ruby Sahota is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Brampton North during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1][2]
Biography
Sahota was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton. Sahota attended the Brampton High School, Central Peel Secondary School, and then graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in Political Science and Peace Studies at McMaster University before attending Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. She practised law for five years prior to her election to the House of Commons.[3] Sahota sought the Liberal nomination for the newly created riding of Brampton North, winning it on March 1, 2015.[4]
The general election campaign involved some controversy, as Sahota's campaign criticized leaflets circulated by her opponent, Conservative incumbent Parm Gill, which it was alleged were deliberately aimed at confusing Sahota with previous Liberal Party MP Ruby Dhalla.[5] Sahota defeated Gill to win the election.
She is married to Dr. Tejinder Sahota, and has a son named Nihal.[6]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Brampton North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 23,308 | 48.38 | +20.23 | – | |||
| Conservative | Parm Gill | 15,886 | 32.98 | -15.89 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Martin Singh | 7,940 | 16.48 | -2.35 | – | |||
| Green | Pauline Thornham | 917 | 1.90 | -1.78 | – | |||
| Communist | Harinderpal Hundal | 121 | 0.25 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,166 | 100.0 | $205,202.99 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 318 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,484 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,312 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
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- ↑ Ruby Sahota Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Another Ruby wins Liberal nomination for Brampton North, Can-India News, March 5, 2015.
- ↑ Althia Raj, Ruby Sahota, Liberal Candidate, Incensed At Tory Parm Gill's Name Game, The Huffington Post, August 24, 2015.
- ↑ Another Ruby wins Liberal nomination for Brampton North, Can-India News, March 5, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton North, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
External links
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Canadian women Members of Parliament
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- Politicians from Toronto
- Western Michigan University alumni
- McMaster University alumni
- Canadian women lawyers
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Women in Ontario politics
