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Singh began his political career with his decision to run for member of Parliament in the 2011 federal election as the NDP candidate in the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton. [33] During the election, Singh stopped using his surname, Dhaliwal (which is connected to caste ), because he wanted to signal his rejection of the inequality inherent ...
The following is a list of nominated candidates and those seeking nominations for the 2025 Canadian federal election.Nominations announced before the new representation order are assumed to apply to whatever new riding most closely corresponds to ridings under the old representation order; riding names from the old representation order are in italics.
In the October 21, 2019 general election, the NDP lost all their remaining seats in Quebec except Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, represented by party regional lieutenant Alexandre Boulerice. Brosseau lost to Bloc Québécois candidate Yves Perron, who had previously challenged her in 2015. In 2019, he won 21,007 votes (37.4%) to her 19,500 (34.7%).
The riding is considered a stronghold for the New Democratic Party, who have won every election in the riding since its creation in 1988, except for in 2011. [6] Prior to 1988, the NDP held the riding's predecessor of Winnipeg—Birds Hill since its creation in 1979. Elmwood-Transcona is the only federal riding in Manitoba where the two ...
Shah emigrated from Malaysia to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended Johnston Heights Secondary School. [3]Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank [4] and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the BC NDP caucus.
Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was created out of parts of Esquimalt-Metchosin and a part of Victoria-Beacon Hill. It has been held by Darlene Rotchford from the NDP since 2024. [2]
The NDP announced on December 5, 2022, that Stiles was the only candidate in the leadership election, and hence leader-designate. [18] [19] While several other MPPs had explored running for leader, none were able to meet the entry requirements—which included raising a $55,000 fee—before the December 5 deadline. [3]
Following that election, the NDP caucus rose to 30 members with the victory of NDP candidate Thomas Mulcair in a by-election in Outremont. This marked the second time ever (and first time in seventeen years) that the NDP won a riding in Quebec. The party won 37 seats in the 2008 federal election, the best performance since the 1988 total of 43.