Mintu Sandhu is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of The Maples as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Mintu Sandhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Maples | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Saran |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Born and raised in India, Sandhu moved to Canada in 1989.[2] Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as the manager of the city's Unicity Taxi service.[2]
Electoral history
edit| 2023 Manitoba general election: The Maples | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mintu Sandhu | 3,905 | 56.13 | +16.62 | $19,307.44 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Sumit Chawla | 1,580 | 22.71 | -3.93 | $11,763.44 | |||
| Liberal | Eddie Calisto-Tavares | 1,472 | 21.16 | -8.60 | $6,337.48 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,957 | 99.29 | – | $53,928.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 50 | 0.71 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,007 | 50.62 | -2.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,842 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +10.28 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: The Maples | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mintu Sandhu | 2,744 | 38.96 | +2.72 | $17,241.54 | |||
| Liberal | Amandeep Brar | 2,070 | 29.39 | +7.70 | $24,454.07 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Aman Sandhu | 1,824 | 25.90 | -8.71 | $35,130.47 | |||
| Green | Kiran Gill | 405 | 5.75 | -1.69 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Ligia Braidotti, "Sandhu worries about ‘reckless decisions’". Winnipeg Free Press, September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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