Jasvir Singh Deol (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadows.[2] He was previously the federal NDP candidate for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods during the 2015 Canadian election. Born and raised in Punjab, Deol immigrated to Canada from India in 1993.[3][4]
Jasvir Singh Deol | |
|---|---|
| Critic, Multiculturalism | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2019 | |
| Leader | Rachel Notley |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadows | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1] Punjab, India |
| Political party | Alberta NDP |
| Occupation | insurance broker |
Deol served as the Official Opposition Critic for Multiculturalism for the Alberta New Democratic Party Caucus. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Infrastructure.
Electoral record
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 11,013 | 62.56 | +12.64 | ||||
| United Conservative | Amritpal Singh Matharu | 6,378 | 36.23 | +0.25 | ||||
| Communist | Corinne Benson | 213 | 1.21 | – | ||||
| Total | 17,604 | 99.35 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 116 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,720 | 55.20 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,103 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.20 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 10,231 | 49.92% | -7.41% | ||||
| United Conservative | Len Rhodes | 7,375 | 35.98% | 4.47% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Amrit Matharu | 2,093 | 10.21% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Maria Omar | 407 | 1.99% | -8.93% | ||||
| Alberta Advantage | Thomas Varghese | 211 | 1.03% | – | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Phil Batt | 178 | 0.87% | – | ||||
| Total | 20,495 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 82 | 45 | 11 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 31,523 | 65.31% | – | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: "37 - Edmonton-Meadows, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 144–147. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Mill Woods | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Amarjeet Sohi | 20,423 | 41.24 | +29.52 | $136,379.94 | |||
| Conservative | Tim Uppal | 20,331 | 41.06 | -17.88 | $126,472.41 | |||
| New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 6,330 | 12.78 | -12.61 | $55,302.53 | |||
| Green | Ralph McLean | 1,096 | 2.21 | -0.78 | $1,671.63 | |||
| Independent | Colin Stubbs | 560 | 1.13 | – | $5,091.44 | |||
| Libertarian | Allen K.W. Paley | 396 | 0.80 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Peter Downing | 285 | 0.58 | – | $3,798.53 | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 96 | 0.19 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,517 | 99.54 | $206,234.63 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.46 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,744 | 67.84 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,323 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.70 | ||||||
| These results were subject to a judicial recount,[6] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount.[7] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Anna Junker Updated: April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11). "Alberta Election 2019 riding profile: Edmonton-Meadows". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NDP MLA defeated in Edmonton-Meadows nomination contest | CBC News".
- ^ "Geography not an issue, UCP 's Len Rhodes says about Edmonton-Meadows candidacy | CBC News".
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta".
- ^ "37 - Edmonton-Meadows". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Uppal's request for Edmonton-Mill Woods recount granted by judge". CBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Judicial recount results arriving after narrow election wins". CBC News. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Mill Woods (Results as Certified by a Judge)". Elections Canada. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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