Mintu Sandhu
Mintu Sandhu is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of The Maples as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Mintu Sandhu | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Maples | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Saran |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Born and raised in India, Sandhu moved to Canada in 1989.[2] Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as the manager of the city's Unicity Taxi service.[2]
Electoral history
| 2023 Manitoba general election: The Maples | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mintu Sandhu | 3,788 | 55.46 | +16.50 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sumit Chawla | 1,580 | 23.13 | -2.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Eddie Calisto-Tavares | 1,462 | 21.41 | -7.98 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,830 | 99.35 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 45 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,875 | 49.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,765 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +9.64 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[3] | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mintu Sandhu | 2,744 | 38.96 | +2.72 | $17,241.54 | |||
| Liberal | Amandeep Brar | 2,070 | 29.39 | +7.70 | $24,454.07 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Aman Sandhu | 1,824 | 25.90 | -8.71 | $35,130.47 | |||
| Green | Kiran Gill | 405 | 5.75 | -1.69 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
References
- Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
- Ligia Braidotti, "Sandhu worries about ‘reckless decisions’". Winnipeg Free Press, September 3, 2019.
- "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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