Gagan Sikand

Gagan Sikand MP is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 federal election. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada who represents the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga—Streetsville.

Gagan Sikand

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga—Streetsville
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byBrad Butt
Personal details
Born (1984-11-21) November 21, 1984
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Brunel Law School
ProfessionLawyer, businessman, politician

Background

Sikand attended the University of Toronto. He completed an Honours B.A. with a double major in Crime and Deviance and Philosophy with a minor in Anthropology. He obtained an LLB Law degree from Brunel Law School in London, England.[1] He worked for the provincial office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs.[2] Born in Toronto, he has lived in Mississauga for over 30 years and in the riding of Mississauga-Streetsville for 29 years.

Politics

In the 2015 federal election, Sikand ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville. He defeated Conservative incumbent Brad Butt by 4,171 votes.[3][4][5] He is a backbench supporter of the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He currently sits on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.[6] On April 18, 2018 he was named Co-Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.[7]

On February 26, 2016, he introduced a Private Member's Bill that would allow police to use a device that could detect the presence of alcohol for a car driver without having to administer a breathalyzer test.[8] As of September 21, 2016, the bill has passed first reading and is being consider by the house.[9]

On June 13, 2016 he was named Caucus Liaison for the Ontario Young Liberals[10]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGagan Sikand26,79247.8+12.81–
ConservativeBrad Butt22,62140.4-5.72–
New DemocraticFayaz Karim5,0409.0-6.0–
GreenChris Hill1,2932.3-1.36–
Christian HeritageYegor Tarazevich2530.5––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,999100.0   $219,652.47
Total rejected ballots 217––
Turnout 56,21667.6%–
Eligible voters 83,122
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.26%
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References
  1. "New Members of Council" (PDF). Milestones. College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario. March 2014. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015.
  2. Forani, Jonathan (October 20, 2015). "Riding returns to red roots after blue run". Toronto Star. p. GT2.
  3. "Canada Votes". The Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. pp. GT13–GT15.
  4. Singh, Harpreet (October 20, 2015). "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times.
  5. Colpitts, Iain (October 20, 2015). "Sikand in, Butt out of Mississauga Streetsville". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media.
  6. http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Gagan-Sikand(88858)/CurrentRoles
  7. "Gagan Sikand". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  8. O'Malley, Kady (March 3, 2016). "Everything you need to know about the first batch of bills from the backbench". National Post.
  9. "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)". Parliament of Canada. February 26, 2016.
  10. OntarioYoungLiberals [@OYLorg] (14 June 2016). "A well deserved congratulations to MP @gagansikand, the OYL's new federal caucus liaison! We look forward to working with you! #onpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mississauga—Streetsville, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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