Prabhdeep Gill (Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਭਦੀਪ ਗਿੱਲ; born c. 1985) is a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected in the 2016 Calgary-Greenway by-election to replace Manmeet Bhullar, who had died in a car accident between Calgary and Edmonton.[2][3]
Prabhdeep Gill ਪ੍ਰਭਦੀਪ ਗਿੱਲ | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Greenway | |
| In office April 12, 2016 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Manmeet Bhullar |
| Succeeded by | Devinder Toor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1] |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | United Conservative (2017–2018) |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Real Estate Appraiser (AIC) |
Background
editGill was a member of the Appeals Panel for Human Services Alberta, prior to being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
Political career
editGill won the nomination for the PC candidate in the 2016 Calgary-Greenway byelection, after being first appointed by the party. The initial appointment drew controversy, as it appeared that the party establishment was preventing an open nomination process. As such, Gill's initial nomination was withdrawn by interim leader Ric McIver, though he won the nomination by election two days after.[5] Gill was elected in the by-election with 27.73% of the popular vote, finishing four points ahead of Devinder Toor, the Wildrose Party candidate, and almost 8 points ahead of Roop Rai, the New Democrat candidate, whose party held a majority in the Legislature at that time. Gill's by-election win allowed the PCs to maintain their legislative caucus of 9 members.[3]
Electoral history
edit2016 by-election
edit| Alberta provincial by-election, March 22, 2016: Calgary-Greenway | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Prabhdeep Gill | 2,292 | 27.73 | -15.04 | ||||
| Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 1,957 | 23.68 | +2.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Khalil Karbani | 1,870 | 22.63 | - | ||||
| New Democratic | Roop Rai | 1,667 | 20.17 | -16.00 | ||||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 166 | 2.01 | - | ||||
| Independent | Said Hussein Abdulbaki | 146 | 1.77 | - | ||||
| Independent | Larry Heather | 106 | 1.28 | - | ||||
| Independent | Sukhi Rai | 61 | 0.74 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,265 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 29.23 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 28,278 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.83 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Meet the candidates for the Calgary-Greenway byelection".
- ^ "PCs name Prabhdeep Gill as Calgary-Greenway byelection candidate". CBC News. Feb 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ a b Wood, James (23 March 2016). "Tories hold Calgary-Greenway riding after byelection". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Appeal Panel Membership". Human Services Alberta. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Wood, Damien (February 27, 2016). "Prabhdeep Gill named PC candidate for Calgary-Greenway — again". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2016.