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♂ Gurbax Singh Malhi
aliasGurbax Malhi
Record
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☆   Punjabi-Canadian    Sikh   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 12 October 1949
Age 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Gurbax Singh Malhi (1949– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Harinder K. Malhi (c. 1981–) Daughter  
 
Well that's interesting!
Malhi, a Liberal elected for the first time in 1993 in Bramalea—Gore—Malton, was the first Canadian MP to wear a turban.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 6 0

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Stella Ambler  f 
⊕ Frank Chilelli  m  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Baljit S. Gosal  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry P. Chadwick  m 
⊕ Raminder S. Gill  m 
⊕ Jagmeet Singh  m 
 
Eligible: 63,469 Votes: 41,289 Participation: 65.05% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3254(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/9 17,675 43.26% +5,779 Loser:
REF
 11,896 29.12% Darlene Florence

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,510 Votes: 41,187 Participation: 61.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2953(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/5 18,933 46.37% +8,278 Loser:
PC
 10,655 26.09% Beryl Ford

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 78,498 Votes: 38,825 Participation: 49.46% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2717(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/7 21,917 57.05% +14,703 Loser:
CA
 7,214 18.78% Gurdish Mangat

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,611 Votes: 41,487 Participation: 54.87% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1069(F) — 3 Apr 2022 23:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/5 20,394 49.54% +7,800 Loser:
CPC
 12,594 30.59% Raminder S. Gill

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 84,395 Votes: 50,304 Participation: 59.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 760(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/5 25,348 50.68% +8,981 Loser:
CPC
 16,367 32.73% John Sprovieri

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 100,002 Votes: 49,737 Participation: 49.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5801(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/5 22,272 45.06% +3,919 Loser:
CPC
 18,353 37.13% Stella Ambler

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 108,751 Votes: 58,250 Participation: 53.56% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 3/5 16,402 28.38% -3,505 Winner:
CPC
 19,907 34.44% Baljit S. Gosal

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gurbax Singh Malhi, P.C., M.P.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gurbax Singh Malhi, C.P., député		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gurbax Singh Malhi		 18 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gurbax Malhi		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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