Jag Sahota

Jagdeep Kaur Sahota (born in 1978) is a Canadian Punjabi politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Skyview from 2019 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] She was defeated in the 2021 federal election, losing to George Chahal of the Liberal Party.

Jagdeep Kaur Sahota
Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Member of Parliament
for Calgary Skyview
In office
October 21, 2019 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byDarshan Kang
Succeeded byGeorge Chahal
Personal details
Born1978 (age 43–44)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
ProfessionLawyer

She previously ran in the 2015 Alberta general election for Calgary-McCall, losing to Irfan Sabir.[1]

Electoral record

Federal
2021 Canadian federal election: Calgary Skyview
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Chahal20,09242.4+14.06
ConservativeJag Sahota17,11136.1-16.39
New DemocraticGurinder Singh Gill7,69016.2+1.28
People'sHarry Dhillon1,7203.6+2.41
GreenJanna So4320.9-0.68
IndependentLee Aquart1840.4
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard1110.2-0.06
CentristNadeem Rana930.2
Total valid votes 47,433
Total rejected ballots 502
Turnout 47,93554.88-5.24
Eligible voters 87,347
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Skyview
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJag Sahota26,53352.49+12.74$102,315.20
LiberalNirmala Naidoo14,32728.34-17.54$62,601.08
New DemocraticGurinder Singh Gill7,54014.92+6.90none listed
GreenSigne Knutson8001.58-0.30$0.00
People'sHarry Dhillon6031.19$8,416.69
Christian HeritageJoseph Alexander4830.96none listed
Canada's Fourth FrontHarpreet Singh Dawar1360.27none listed
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard1300.26+0.06$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,55299.03
Total rejected ballots 4970.97+0.29
Turnout 51,04960.12-0.61
Eligible voters 84,915
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.14
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

Provincial
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. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2021.


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