Amrit Mangat
| Amrit Mangat MPP | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South | |
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Assumed office October 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1953 (age 62–63) Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jaswant Mangat |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | Teacher, business administrator |
Amrit Mangat (born c. 1953) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2007. She represents the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South.
Background
Mangat was born in Jagroan, India.[1] Her parents were originally from Pakistan but were forced to emigrate during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2] Mangat studied in India and obtained degrees in political science, economics, English and education. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 she obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. In addition to teaching, Mangat managed several small businesses. She most recently worked as an administrator in a law firm, helping new Canadians to settle.[3]
She lives with her husband Jaswant who works as a lawyer.[2][3]
Politics
In 2004 she tried to get nominated in the federal riding of Brampton West but lost to Colleen Beaumier.[1] In the 2007 provincial election she ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. During the campaign she came out in support of keeping Peel Memorial Hospital open and she spoke against the Conservative promise to fund private faith-based schools.[1] She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ravi Singh by 10,405 votes.[4] She was re-elected in 2011 and 2014.[5][6]
During her time in government she was appointed as Parliamentary assistant to a number of roles including Seniors and transportation.[3]
As of 2014, she serves as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2011: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 15,579 | 46.04 | −7.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 10,287 | 30.40 | +4.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Karanjit Pandher | 5,420 | 16.02 | +5.71 | ||||
| Green | Keith Foster | 1,247 | 3.68 | −6.80 | ||||
| Libertarian | Christin Milloy | 691 | 2.04 | |||||
| Independent | Masood Khan | 400 | 1.18 | |||||
| Independent | Walter Widla | 216 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,840 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 242 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 34,082 | 36.43 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 93,563 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.36 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Mississauga—Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2014. | ||||||||
| Ontario general election, 2007: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,738 | 53.78 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ravi Singh | 9,333 | 25.43 | |||||
| Green | Paul Simas | 3,846 | 10.48 | |||||
| New Democratic | Karan Pandher | 3,785 | 10.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,702 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Amrit Mangat – Liberal Party; Four candidates on the ticket in newly created riding". Brampton Guardian. September 26, 2007. p. 1.
- 1 2 Coyle, Jim (April 7, 2008). "MPP's story is the story of Canada". Toronto Star.
- 1 2 3 "Amrit Mangat: Biography". Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 8 (xvii). Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Brampton South". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.