Vic Dhillon

Vic Dhillon (born c. 1969) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Brampton West—Mississauga and Brampton West.

Vic Dhillon
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton West
Brampton West—Mississauga (2003–2007)
In office
October 2, 2003 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byTony Clement
Succeeded byAmarjot Sandhu
Personal details
Born1969 (age 51–52)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceBrampton, Ontario
OccupationBusinessman

Background

Dhillon has lived in Brampton, Ontario for most of his life. He has a degree in business administration from Lakehead University, and helped found a family-owned business in Mississauga after his graduation. He has done fundraising work for the Brampton Food Bank, and led a local initiative to send supplies to eastern Ontario during the ice storm of 1998. Dhillon worked as a constituency assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Gurbax Singh Malhi for five months after the 1993 federal election, and then worked as an executive assistant to Liberal MP Colleen Beaumier for over nine years.[1][2]

Politics

Dhillon ran in the 1999 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Brampton West—Mississauga. He lost to high-profile Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement by 8,310 votes.[3] He ran again in the 2003 election and this time defeated Clement by 2,512 votes.[4] Most political observers considered this to be a significant upset. Strong support from the riding's Indo-Canadian community was a factor, as was a provincial swing to the Liberals. He was elected without difficulty in 2007 in the new riding of Brampton West.[5] He was re-elected in 2011, and 2014.[6][7]

In 2004, Dhillon was credited by local residents with saving Knights Table, a non-profit diner that provides meals for Brampton's poor and homeless. According to a Toronto Star report, Dhillon introduced the diner's management to Jaswant Singh Birk, who in turn provided the establishment with a generous lease after its previous contract expired.[8]

He was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Government Services on September 20, 2006.[9]

Dhillon supported Gerard Kennedy's bid to lead the Liberal Party of Canada in 2006.[10] In December 2006, he introduced a private member's bill to protect transient workers from exploitation by hiring agencies.[11] The bill was endorsed by the Toronto Star in the following week.[12]

Dhillon took part in an Ontario government business mission to India in January 2007.[13]

Until August 2016, Dhillon served as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. From August 2016 to May 2018, he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

Dhillon ran for re-election in Brampton West in the 2018 Ontario election. He placed third, after the Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Party candidates.[14]

Electoral record
2007 Ontario general election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalVic Dhillon20,73046.2
Progressive ConservativeMark Beckles15,11133.7
New DemocraticGarth Bobb4,89310.9
GreenSanjeev Goel3,4727.7–
Family CoalitionNorah Madden4871.1–
IndependentGurdial Singh Fiji1910.4
Total valid votes
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 44,884 44.4
Electors on the lists
2003 Ontario general election: Brampton West—Mississauga
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalVic Dhillon28,92646.18$84,782.33
Progressive ConservativeTony Clement26,41442.17$108,691.97
New DemocraticChris Moise5,1038.15$7,336.30
Family CoalitionPaul Micelli1,1221.79no report filed
GreenPaul Simas8111.29$1,000.06
FreedomJohn G. Purdy2660.42$0.00
Total valid votes 62,642 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 555
Turnout 63,197 50.84
Electors on the lists 124,317
1999 Ontario general election: Brampton West—Mississauga
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeTony Clement24,90955.87$71,283.13
LiberalVic Dhillon16,59937.23$70,662.58
New DemocraticJohn Devries2,8246.33$7,000.00
Natural LawMei Sze Viau2520.57$0.00
Total valid votes 44,584 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 501
Turnout 45,085 51.23
Electors on the lists 88,003

References
  1. Williams, Natalia (May 26, 1999). "Bill Davis country hit by aggressive campaigning". Toronto Star. p. 1.
  2. Mitchell, Bob (December 23, 2003). "Rookie MPP is ready to work 24/7". Toronto Star. p. B3.
  3. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 2 (xi). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  7. "General Election by District: Brampton West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  8. Sossi, Dino (December 29, 2004). "Too many cooks save the broth". Toronto Star. p. B2.
  9. "Premier McGuinty shuffles parliamentary assistants". Canada NewsWire. September 20, 2006.
  10. "Kennedy team discloses list of MPP supporters". Toronto Star. June 22, 2006. p. A2.
  11. Daly, Rita (December 8, 2006). "MPPs target 'temp' boom". Toronto Star. p. A1.
  12. "License 'temp' agencies". Toronto Star. December 11, 2006. p. A18.
  13. "Premier Kicks Off Business Mission To India". Canada NewsWire. January 14, 2007.
  14. "Ontario election 2018: Brampton West riding". Global News. May 30, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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