Amarjot Sandhu

Amarjot Sandhu MPP
Sandhu in 2020
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton West
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Vic Dhillon
Personal details
Born	Punjab, India
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Brampton, Ontario
Occupation	Computer Engineer, Network Analyst, Realtor

Amarjot Sandhu MPP (Punjabi: ਅਮਰਜੋਤ ਸੰਧੂ) is a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2018 who represents the riding of Brampton West.

Amarjot Sandhu was born in Punjab, India. He arrived in Canada in 2008 as an international student and went to George Brown College in Toronto. He later became a realtor with Royal LePage in Brampton. Amarjot Sandhu is the Member of the Provincial Parliament for the riding of Brampton West and the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. He was also the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2019 to 2021. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

He is the first international student to be elected as a representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He currently resides in his riding of Brampton West with his wife and two kids.

Early and personal life

Sandhu came to Canada as an international student and pursued his studies in Ontario. As a student in Canada, he founded the International Students’ Federation. After graduation, he worked as a computer engineer and a network analyst. Later, he worked as a realtor in the community of Brampton before eventually being elected as a MPP.

Amarjot pursued his education graduating from George Brown College with a post-graduate in wireless networking program. While pursuing his education Amarjot had to work multiple jobs on the side such as, driving a truck and working in a factory. Upon completing his education Amarjot worked as a computer engineer, a network analyst, and a realtor for Royal Lepage, before finally being elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament.

Sandhu is a Jat, belonging to the aforementioned clan.

Political Life

Amarjot Sandhu is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. In this role, he oversees the committee and has had the privilege of hearing from businesses across the province and what the provincial government can do to support them. He has been sitting as the Member of Provincial Parliament since winning his seat in the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election.

Sandhu is also a Member of the Standing Committee on General Government. Amarjot Sandhu was appointed by Ontario's Premier Doug Ford to serve as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma.

42nd Parliament

Sandhu served as a member of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills from July 26, 2018 - October 28, 2019. Amarjot also served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from October 28, 2019 - October 20, 2021. He is currently serving as a member of both the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Standing Committee on General Government. On July 9, 2021, Amarjot Sandhu began serving as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure. In June 2019, after talking to constituents Amarjot tabled a motion to resume the environmental assessment of Highway 413. Highway 413 would be a 60 kilometre freeway connecting Milton from Highway 401 to Highway 400 in Vaughn. The previous Liberal government cancelled the proposal. During his time as the chair of the Standing Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs Amarjot met with many constituents and stake holders during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand the economic and financial impacts that COVID-19 had on businesses and residents throughout the province. Amarjot chaired the Standing Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs to break the record for the number of hours spent in committee meetings. This committee spent hundreds of hours in session virtually.

43rd Parliament

Sandhu won re-election to the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. He received 48% of the vote. Sandhu resumed his parliamentary duties following his election. He is currently serving as a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, and Standing Committee on Government Agencies. He is also continuing his role as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure.

Election results

2022 Ontario general election: Brampton West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Amarjot Sandhu	14,751	47.84	8.45
	Liberal	Rimmy Jhajj	8,089	26.23	7.76
	New Democratic	Navjit Kaur	6,398	20.75	−17.35
	Green	Pauline Thornham	854	2.77	0.14
	New Blue	David Pardy	511	1.66
	Ontario Party	Manjot Sekhon	233	0.76
Total valid votes			30,836	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			147
Turnout			30,983	34.19
Eligible voters			89,485
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		0.35
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.

2018 Ontario general election, Brampton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Amarjot Sandhu	14,951	39.39	15.05
	New Democratic	Jagroop Singh	14,461	38.09	14.44
	Liberal	Vic Dhillon	7,013	18.47	−26.76
	Green	Julie Guillemet-Ackerman	999	2.63	−0.11
	Libertarian	David Shaw	364	0.96	−0.64
	Communist	Surjit Sahota	173	0.46	-
Total valid votes			37,961	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			268	0.71
Turnout			38,229	47.67
Eligible voters			80,196
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history