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♂ Baljit S. Gosal
aliasBaljit S. Gosal
Record
23749 · 1695

Punjabi-Canadian    Sikh   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 4 May 1960
Age 63 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 May 2011 → 12 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 6 months ago (18 October 2015)
Special notes
None
 
Baljit S. Gosal (1960– )
© Photo 2011 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 5 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Colleen Beaumier  f 
⊕ Gurbax S. Malhi  m 
⊕ Ramesh S. Sangha  m 
 		 ⊕ Frank Chilelli  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ M. Shafiq Qaadri  m 
⊕ Jagmeet Singh  m 
 
Eligible: 65,527 Votes: 31,394 Participation: 47.91% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5005(F) — 26 Nov 2022 13:20 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
PC
 2/6 6,978 22.52% -9,749 Winner:
LIB
 16,727 53.98% M. Shafiq Qaadri
Eligible: 96,838 Votes: 57,264 Participation: 59.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 762(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CPC
 2/4 20,345 35.70% -7,643 Winner:
LIB
 27,988 49.12% Colleen Beaumier
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CPC
 1/5 19,907 34.44% +539 Loser:
NDP
 19,368 33.51% Jagmeet Singh

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 65,460 Votes: 39,896 Participation: 60.95% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7428(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CPC
 2/5 13,345 33.67% -5,932 Winner:
LIB
 19,277 48.64% Ramesh S. Sangha

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Bal Gosal, P.C., M.P.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Bal Gosal, C.P., député		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bal Gosal		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bal Gosal		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 13:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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