Jatinder Sidhu (born 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 until his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]

Jati Sidhu
Jati Sidhu at University of Frasier Valley in 2017
Sidhu at UFV in 2017
Member of Parliament
for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byBrad Vis
Personal details
Born1952 (age 71–72)[1]
Political partyLiberal
Professionfarmer, businessman
Websitehttps://jatisidhu.ca

Previously an entrepreneur, Sidhu entered politics after many years of community activism and volunteer service.[3]

Electoral record

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2019 Canadian federal election: Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Brad Vis 19,535 42.4 +7.49 $79,505.40
Liberal Jati Sidhu 12,299 26.7 -10.53 $106,930.28
New Democratic Michael Nenn 8,089 17.6 -2.95 $2,936.51
Green John Kidder 5,019 10.9 +5.75 $22,090.21
People's Julius Nick Csaszar 1,055 2.3 - none listed
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Wismer 69 0.1 -0.03 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,066 100.0
Total rejected ballots 439
Turnout 46,505 67.2
Eligible voters 69,190
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.01
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jati Sidhu 16,625 37.23 +28.84 $101,945.63
Conservative Brad Vis 15,587 34.91 -19.58 $97,837.00
New Democratic Dennis Adamson 9,174 20.55 -11.48
Green Arthur Alexander Green 2,293 5.15 +0.50 $13,329.06
Independent Wyatt Scott 914 2.05
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Wismer 58 0.13
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,651 100.00   $217,198.40
Total rejected ballots 209 0.47
Turnout 44,860 71.79
Eligible voters 62,486
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +24.21
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]
2000 Canadian federal election: Dewdney-Alouette
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Grant McNally 28,181 58.42 +11.17 $32,313
Liberal Jati Sidhu 8,717 18.07 -7.03 $37,270
Progressive Conservative Gord Kehler 5,804 12.03 +5.98 $8,033
New Democratic Malcolm James Crockett 5,535 11.47 -7.70 $15,196
Total valid votes 48,237 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 210 0.43 +0.13
Turnout 48,447 63.38 +0.37
Alliance hold Swing +9.10
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile".
  2. ^ "ELECTION NIGHT: Updates from the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Liberal camp - Abbotsford News". www.abbynews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23.
  3. ^ "Jati Sidhu". Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ^ elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=59017&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=BC&PROVID=59&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, 30 September 2015 Archived 20 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ [1]