Anju Dhillon

Anju Dhillon
MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
Minister Patty Hajdu
Preceded by Susan Truppe
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by district created
Personal details
Born Montreal, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Alma mater Concordia University
Université de Montréal
Profession Attorney
Religion Sikhism

Anju Dhillon is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2]

Dhillon was born and raised in Montreal, and began volunteering for Paul Martin's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was Vice-President (Female) for Youth of the LaSalle-Émard Federal Liberal Association, and was subsequently its Vice-President (Female).[3] She attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then studied law at Université de Montréal. She became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[4] She has volunteered for the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal.[5]

She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[6]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalAnju Dhillon 29,974 54.9 +25.5
New DemocraticIsabelle Morin 11,769 21.6 -19.52
ConservativeDaniela Chivu 6,049 11.1 -3.05
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Frédéric Vaudry 5,338 9.8 -1.74
GreenVincent J. Carbonneau 1,245 2.3 -0.7
IndependentSoulèye Ndiaye 230 0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,605100.0   $224,217.31
Total rejected ballots 593
Turnout 55,198
Eligible voters 85,587
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

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