Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represented the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party until her defeat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[4]
Sara Singh | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – July 13, 2022 Serving with John Vanthof | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Preceded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sol Mamakwa and Doly Begum |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Charmaine Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1985 |
| Political party | New Democratic |
Singh was born in Brampton where her parents met in the early 1980s. Her mother is from Guyana and her father is from Punjab, India.[5] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[6]
She is the founding director of Broadening Horizons, a not-for-profit organization that educates youth about social justice issues and the arts, was Vice-President of Brampton Caledon Community Living
Singh has a master's degree in international development studies from St. Mary's University and a B.A. in political science from York University's Glendon Campus,[7] and has recently earned a Ph.D. specializing in public policy from Toronto Metropolitan University.[citation needed]
Election results edit
| 2022 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charmaine Williams | 10,119 | 41.36 | +3.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sara Singh | 6,522 | 26.66 | −11.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Safdar Hussain | 6,119 | 25.01 | +7.68 | ||||
| Green | Karitsa Tye | 882 | 3.61 | +0.47 | ||||
| New Blue | Kathrin Matusiak | 821 | 3.36 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 24,463 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 139 | |||||||
| Turnout | 24,602 | 36.67 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,997 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +7.48 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Sara Singh | 12,892 | 38.37% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harjit Jaswal | 12,803 | 38.11% | |||||
| Liberal | Safdar Hussain | 5,825 | 17.34% | |||||
| Green | Laila Zarrabi Yan | 1,053 | 3.13% | |||||
| Libertarian | Andrew Hosie | 644 | 1.92% | |||||
| Trillium | William Oprel | 216 | 0.64% | |||||
| None of the Above | Mehdi Pakzad | 166 | 0.49% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,598 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Ontario NDP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "NDP Sara Singh beats PCs rival by 89 votes in Brampton Centre". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
- ^ Marychuk, Marta (8 June 2018). "Sara Singh captures Brampton Centre".
- ^ "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "The NDP's Sara Singh trailblazing a path towards community growth". 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Tis The Season 2018". 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Service to community important to provincial NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.