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 by | Rajan Sawhney |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
| Occupation | Businessperson, 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
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-North East | ||||||||
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| 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)
Source: Elections Alberta[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-North East | Globalnews.ca". 630CHED. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Gurinder Brar". Alberta's NDP.
- ^ "20 - Calgary-North East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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