Randeep Singh Sarai MP (born April 15, 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Surrey Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]
Randeep Sarai | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
Early life
editSarai was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Sarai Khas, Punjab, India. As a youth he developed a strong background in real estate development and urban planning. After graduating from Burnaby South Secondary School in 1993 Sarai earned his bachelors of arts at the University of British Columbia with a major in political science in 1998. He then attended law school at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2001. Sarai was called to the bar in 2002, and practiced at a local law firm in Surrey before pursuing a career in politics.
Federal politics
editOn October 19, 2015, Sarai was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey- Centre. He formerly sat on the Citizenship and Immigration Committee as well as the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association. Sarai had been the chair of the Liberal Party Pacific caucus, but has since resigned.[3] and the co-chair of the Canada-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 16,862 | 44.4 | +7.0 | $88,830.88 | |||
| New Democratic | Sonia Andhi | 10,268 | 27.0 | -0.5 | $48,702.94 | |||
| Conservative | Tina Bains | 8,075 | 21.2 | -4.2 | $16,911.31 | |||
| People's | Joe Kennedy | 1,539 | 4.0 | +2.3 | $2,301.17 | |||
| Green | Felix Kongyuy | 838 | 2.2 | -4.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 289 | 0.8 | -0.1 | $3,869.07 | |||
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 137 | 0.4 | +0.1 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,386 | 98.7 | – | $108,719.22 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 510 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,896 | 51.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 75,297 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 15,453 | 37.40 | -7.62 | $83,457.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarjit Singh Saran | 11,353 | 27.48 | -2.60 | $50,584.88 | |||
| Conservative | Tina Bains | 10,505 | 25.42 | +5.62 | $45,184.43 | |||
| Green | John Werring | 2,558 | 6.19 | +2.73 | $2,721.98 | |||
| People's | Jaswinder Singh Dilawari | 709 | 1.72 | $5,821.65 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 378 | 0.91 | -0.37 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Jeffrey Breti | 243 | 0.59 | none listed | ||||
| Communist | George Gidora | 120 | 0.29 | -0.02 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,319 | 98.87 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 471 | 1.13 | +0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,790 | 54.46 | -6.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,731 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randeep Sarai | 19,471 | 45.07 | +27.31 | $106,885.13 | |||
| New Democratic | Jasbir Sandhu | 12,992 | 30.08 | -9.95 | $128,114.24 | |||
| Conservative | Sucha Thind | 8,556 | 19.81 | -15.85 | $93,713.10 | |||
| Green | Jeremiah Deneault | 1,493 | 3.46 | -0.18 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Kevin Pielak | 553 | 1.28 | – | $5,295.88 | |||
| Communist | Iqbal Kahlon | 133 | 0.31 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,198 | 99.19 | $203,771.47 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 352 | 0.81 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,550 | 60.51 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,966 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +18.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=f8e9889c-d79e-4d99-a6fc-51f774790fa7[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Liberal Randeep Sarai elected in Surrey Centre". Jon Azpiri. Global News. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "MP Randeep Sarai new Chair of Liberal Party's Pacific Caucus | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper". www.voiceonline.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey Centre, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates