Amarjot Sandhu
Sandhu in 2020
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton West
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byVic Dhillon
Personal details
BornPunjab, India
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBrampton, Ontario
OccupationComputer Engineer, Network Analyst, Realtor

Amarjot Sandhu MPP (Punjabi: ਅਮਰਜੋਤ ਸੰਧੂ) is a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2018 who represents the riding of Brampton West.[1]

Amarjot Sandhu was born in Punjab, India. He arrived in Canada in 2008 as an international student and went to George Brown College in Toronto. He later became a realtor with Royal LePage in Brampton. Amarjot Sandhu is the Member of the Provincial Parliament for the riding of Brampton West and the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He was also the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2019 to 2021. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

He is the first international student to be elected as a representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He currently resides in his riding of Brampton West with his wife and two kids.

Early and personal life

Sandhu came to Canada as an international student and pursued his studies in Ontario. As a student in Canada, he founded the International Students’ Federation. After graduation, he worked as a computer engineer and a network analyst. Later, he worked as a realtor in the community of Brampton before eventually being elected as a MPP.

Amarjot pursued his education graduating from George Brown College with a post-graduate in wireless networking program. While pursuing his education Amarjot had to work multiple jobs on the side such as, driving a truck and working in a factory. Upon completing his education Amarjot worked as a computer engineer, a network analyst, and a realtor for Royal Lepage, before finally being elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament.

Political Life

Amarjot Sandhu is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. In this role, he oversees the committee and has had the privilege of hearing from businesses across the province and what the provincial government can do to support them. He has been sitting as the Member of Provincial Parliament since winning his seat in the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election.

Sandhu is also a Member of the Standing Committee on General Government. Amarjot Sandhu was appointed by Ontario's Premier Doug Ford to serve as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma.

42nd Parliament

Sandhu served as a member of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills from July 26, 2018 - October 28, 2019. Amarjot also served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from October 28, 2019 - October 20, 2021. He is currently serving as a member of both the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Standing Committee on General Government. On July 9, 2021, Amarjot Sandhu began serving as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. In June 2019, after talking to constituents Amarjot tabled a motion to resume the environmental assessment of Highway 413. Highway 413 would be a 60 kilometre freeway connecting Milton from Highway 401 to Highway 400 in Vaughn. The previous Liberal government cancelled the proposal. During his time as the chair of the Standing Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs Amarjot met with many constituents and stake holders during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand the economic and financial impacts that COVID-19 had on businesses and residents throughout the province. Amarjot chaired the Standing Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs to break the record for the number of hours spent in committee meetings. This committee spent hundreds of hours in session virtually.

43rd Parliament

Sandhu won re-election to the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. He received 48% of the vote. Sandhu resumed his parliamentary duties following his election. He is currently serving as a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, and Standing Committee on Government Agencies. He is also continuing his role as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure.

Election results

2022 Ontario general election: Brampton West
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAmarjot Sandhu14,54447.97+8.58
LiberalRimmy Jahjj7,90426.07+7.60
New DemocraticNavjit Kaur6,29020.75-17.34
GreenPauline Thornham8372.76+0.13
New BlueDavid Pardy5101.68
Ontario PartyManjot Sekhon2310.76
Total valid votes 30,316
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 33.53-14.14
Eligible voters 90,416
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.49
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2018 Ontario general election, Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeAmarjot Sandhu14,95139.39+15.05
New DemocraticJagroop Singh14,46138.09+14.44
LiberalVic Dhillon7,01318.47−26.76
GreenJulie Guillemet-Ackerman9992.63−0.11
LibertarianDavid Shaw3640.96−0.64
CommunistSurjit Sahota1730.46-
Total valid votes 37,961100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2680.71
Turnout 38,22947.67
Eligible voters 80,196
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

  1. ↑ Panjwani, Radhika (June 7, 2018). "No thirst for orange crush in Brampton West as PC candidate Amarjot Sandhu wins the seat". BramptonGuardian.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Candidates in: Brampton West (012)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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