Jag Sahota

Jagdeep Kaur Sahota MP (born in 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Skyview in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] She previously ran in the 2015 Alberta general election for Calgary-McCall, losing to Irfan Sabir.[1]

Jagdeep Kaur Sahota

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Skyview
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byDarshan Kang
Personal details
Born1978 (age 42–43)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta
ProfessionLawyer

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Skyview
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJag Sahota26,53352.5+12.75
LiberalNirmala Naidoo14,32728.3-17.58
New DemocraticGurinder Singh Gill7,54014.9+6.89
GreenSigne Knutson8001.6-0.28
People'sHarry Dhillon6031.2
Christian HeritageJoseph Alexander4831.0
Canada's Fourth FrontHarpreet Singh Dawar1360.3
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard1300.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,552100.0
Total rejected ballots 497
Turnout 51,04960.7
Eligible voters 84,116
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.17
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIrfan Sabir3,81229.95+27.80
WildroseHappy Mann3,36726.45-3.79
Progressive ConservativeJagdeep Sahota2,31718.20-11.09
LiberalAvinash Khangura2,22417.47-19.22
IndependentBurhan Khan1,0107.81
Total valid votes 12,73098.50
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1941.50
Turnout 12,92442.90-1.91
Eligible voters 30,125
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +23.51
Source(s)
"2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

References
  1. Howell, Trevor (April 28, 2015). "Riding: Calgary-McCall". Calgary Herald. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Canada election results: Calgary Skyview". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.


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