Gurtej Singh Brar
Gurtej Singh Brar | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Ellerslie | |
| Assumed office June 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Loyola |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ashton College |
Gurtej Singh Brar is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Ellerslie in the 2025 Alberta provincial by-elections.[1]
Singh Brar comes from a media background at Ashton College. He is a tech enthusiast who built his first computer from scratch, and he owns a 1,500-book home library that he often shares with his neighbours.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025: Edmonton-Ellerslie Resignation of Rod Loyola | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gurtej Singh Brar | 4,327 | 50.84 | -10.90 | ||||
| United Conservative | Naresh Bhardwaj | 3,239 | 38.06 | +1.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Manpreet Tiwana | 410 | 4.82 | – | ||||
| Republican | Fred Munn | 291 | 3.42 | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Caroline Currie | 203 | 2.39 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Pamela Henson | 41 | 0.48 | -0.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,511 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -6.07 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/ellerslie-byelection-ndp-brar-win
- ^ "Gurtej Singh Brar". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
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