Harinder Malhi

Harinder Malhi
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton—Springdale
In office
June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byLinda Jeffrey
Succeeded byKevin Yarde (Brampton North)
Peel District School Board Trustee
In office
2010–2014
ConstituencyBrampton Wards 9 and 10
Personal details
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceBrampton
Alma materRyerson University
OccupationReal estate agent

Harinder Kaur Malhi[1] (born c. 1981) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale, and was a member of the Ontario provincial cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Background

Malhi's family is of Indian descent, and she speaks Punjabi.[2] Her father, Gurbax Singh Malhi, was a Liberal federal Member of Parliament between 1993 and 2011, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton.[3][4] Her mother is Devinder Malhi.[5]

Malhi studied at Ryerson University, where she obtained a degree in public administration and governance.[6] She worked as a sales agent at a telecommunications company in Brampton, and then as a real estate agent.[7]

Politics

On 25 October 2010, she was elected as a school trustee for the Peel District School Board, representing Brampton wards 9 and 10, during the 2010 municipal election.[6][7][8][9]

Malhi was selected as the Liberal candidate for the Brampton-Springdale riding after incumbent cabinet minister Linda Jeffrey vacated the seat in March 2014 to run for the mayor of Brampton.[9] She was elected MPP in the 2014 election and took an unpaid leave of absence from her position as school trustee, during the campaign.[10]

She served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2016–18), and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues (2014–16). In January 2018, she was promoted to cabinet as Minister of the Status of Women by Premier Kathleen Wynne.

In the 2018 provincial election she ran in the new riding of Brampton North, placing third, losing the seat to Kevin Yarde of the NDP.[11] In the 2022 provincial election, she contested Brampton North once again, coming in second place, but this time losing to the Progressive Conservative candidate Graham McGregor.[12]

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Kathleen Wynne
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Indira Naidoo-Harris Minister of the Status of Women
2018 (January - June) 		Lisa MacLeod

Elections

2022 Ontario general election: Brampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Graham McGregor 13,509 44.99 +8.70
Liberal Harinder K Malhi 8,639 28.77 +7.55
New Democratic Sandeep Singh 5,949 19.81 −17.73
Green Aneep Dhade 895 2.98 −0.47
New Blue Jerry Fussek 610 2.03  
Ontario Party Julia Bauman 423 1.41  
Total valid votes 30,025 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 203
Turnout 30,228 38.46
Eligible voters 78,501
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing +0.58
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023.
2018 Ontario general election: Brampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Kevin Yarde 14,877 37.55 +6.24
Progressive Conservative Ripudaman Dhillon 14,380 36.29 +11.85
Liberal Harinder Malhi 8,410 21.22 -18.70
Green Pauline Thornham 1,366 3.45 +0.04
Libertarian Gregory Argue 591 1.49
Total valid votes 39,624 98.98
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 407 1.02
Turnout 40,031 51.58
Eligible voters 77,609
New Democratic notional gain from Liberal Swing +12.47
Source: Elections Ontario[13]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harinder Malhi 16,848 39.8
New Democratic Gurpreet Dhillon 13,481 31.9
Progressive Conservative Pam Hundal 10,234 24.2
Green Laila Zarrabi Yan 1,322 3.1
Communist Elizabeth Hill 398 0.9
Source: Elections Ontario[14]
Peel District School Board, Wards 9 & 10
Candidate Votes[15] %
Harinder Malhi 9019 46.82%
Joy Adams 3242 16.83%
Jash Puniya 2453 12.73%
Mohan Singh Khangura 1838 9.54%
John Crowley 1633 8.48%
Devinder Jeet Singh 447 2.32%
Fatima Devonish 439 2.28%
Yadwinder Sahota 191 0.99%

References

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Rider, David (19 May 2014). "Ontario election: Conservatives, Liberals, NDP battle for Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ Grewal, Sam (12 June 2014). "Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi wins Brampton-Springdale". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ "MALHI, The Hon. Gurbax Singh, P.C., B.A." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ^ Rider, David (13 June 2014). "New Toronto-area MPPs include Liberals, one from NDP". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b Belgrave, Roger (4 June 2013). "Provincial election: Brampton-Springdale". Mississauga News. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Biography: Harinder Malhi" (PDF). Peel District School Board. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ^ Belgrave, Roger (12 June 2014). "New Liberal elected to Brampton-Springdale". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b Young, Leslie (13 June 2014). "Liberals' Harinder Malhi wins open Brampton-Springdale seat". Global News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  10. ^ Belgrave, Roger (16 May 2014). "Trustees take leave to run in provincial election". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  11. ^ Frisque, Graeme (8 June 2018). "NDP's Kevin Yarde wins in Brampton North". Brampton Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018. Incumbent Liberal candidate Harinder Malhi was a distant third, gaining support from just 21.2 per cent of voters.
  12. ^ "Brampton North debate: Liberal and Green candidates square off again". The Toronto Star. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  14. ^ "General Election by District: Brampton-Springdale". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Election Summary Report, City Vote 2010: Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). City of Brampton. 25 October 2010. p. 5.