Gurinder Brar is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North East in the 2023 Alberta general election.[1] As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Small Business.

Gurinder Brar
MLA for Calgary-North East
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byRajan Sawhney
Personal details
Political partyNDP
OccupationBusinessperson, instructor, politician

Brar has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and a master's degree in public policy and management from the University of London.[2]

Electoral history

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2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gurinder Brar 11,117 55.05 +19.43
United Conservative Inder Grewal 9,078 44.95 -4.39
Total 20,195 99.28
Rejected and declined 147 0.72
Turnout 20,342 56.37
Eligible electors 35,457
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +11.91
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-North East | Globalnews.ca". 630CHED. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Gurinder Brar". Alberta's NDP.
  3. ^ "20 - Calgary-North East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.