Amarjeet Gill
Amarjeet Gill | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brampton West | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Khera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amarjeet Singh Gill 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) India |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (provincial) |
Amarjeet Singh Gill MP (born 1967 or 1968)[1][2] is a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Canada, serving as the Member of Parliament for Brampton West since 2025.[3]
Early life and career
[edit]Gill was born in India.[4] His father served in the British Indian Army during World War II.[5]
A longtime resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Gill is an alumnus of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. He received an MBA from the Institute of Management Studies.[2]
In 1998, Gill emigrated to Canada, settling in Brampton shortly thereafter. Prior to entering politics, Gill was a realtor.[6]
Political career
[edit]Provincial politics
[edit]Gill unsuccessfully contested the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South in the 2011 and 2014 Ontario elections as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, losing to Liberal candidate Amrit Mangat both times.[1]
Federal politics
[edit]Gill defeated Minister of Health Kamal Khera in the riding of Brampton West in the 2025 Canadian federal election. Gill was the only candidate to defeat a sitting cabinet minister. He is the first Conservative to represent Brampton since 2011.[7]
Electoral record
[edit]Federal elections
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Brampton West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 21,112 | 49.79 | +22.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Kamal Khera | 20,214 | 47.67 | –8.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Zaigham Javed | 708 | 1.67 | –11.09 | ||||
| Green | Sameera Khan | 278 | 0.66 | N/A | ||||
| Centrist | Khawaja Amir Hassan | 94 | 0.22 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 42,406 | 64.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,486 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
Provincial elections
[edit]| 2014 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,923 | 48.21 | +2.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 11,251 | 27.23 | -3.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kevin Troake | 6,906 | 16.71 | +0.69 | ||||
| Green | Kathy Acheson | 1,302 | 3.15 | -0.53 | ||||
| Libertarian | Richard Levesque | 993 | 2.40 | +0.36 | ||||
| None of the Above | Kathleen Vezina | 597 | 1.44 | – | ||||
| Independent | Robert Alilovic | 351 | 0.85 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,323 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 15,579 | 46.04 | −7.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 10,287 | 30.40 | +4.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Karanjit Pandher | 5,420 | 16.02 | +5.71 | ||||
| Green | Keith Foster | 1,247 | 3.68 | −6.80 | ||||
| Libertarian | Christin Milloy | 691 | 2.04 | |||||
| Independent | Masood Khan | 400 | 1.18 | |||||
| Independent | Walter Widla | 216 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,840 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 242 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 34,082 | 36.43 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 93,563 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.36 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Mississauga—Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2014. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Douglas, Pam (June 4, 2014). "Provincial election: Mississauga-Brampton South". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Indore's Amarjit Singh Gill Elected to Canadian Parliament, Creates History". Free Press Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Brampton West live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ "Canada elections: Record 22 Punjabis elected". The Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ "About Amarjeet". Brampton West. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Stewart, John (March 8, 2011). "Real estate agent to run". Mississauga.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Liberal stronghold in Brampton cracks as Kamal Khera loses to Conservative challenger". The Pointer. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 047 Mississauga-Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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