Anju Dhillon

Anju Dhillon (born 1979) MP 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.[2][3] She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.[4]

Anju Dhillon

MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterPatty Hajdu
Maryam Monsef
Preceded bySusan Truppe
Succeeded byTerry Duguid
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded bydistrict created
Personal details
BornMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceLaSalle, Quebec[1]
Alma materConcordia University
Université de Montréal
ProfessionAttorney

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 federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female).[5] Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then studied law at Université de Montréal, later becoming the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.[6]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAnju Dhillon29,97454.89+25.49$97,977.49
New DemocraticIsabelle Morin11,76921.55-19.57$52,909.84
ConservativeDaniela Chivu6,04911.08-3.07$25,233.35
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Frédéric Vaudry5,3389.78-1.76–
GreenVincent J. Carbonneau1,2452.28-0.72–
IndependentSoulèye Ndiaye2300.42–$3,623.98
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,605100.0   $224,217.32
Total rejected ballots 593––
Turnout 55,198––
Eligible voters 85,587
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. http://globalnews.ca/news/2272087/liberal-anju-dhillon-elected-in-dorval-lachine-lasalle/
  3. "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla, Anju Dhillon makes history in Quebec, The Times of India, October 21, 2015.
  5. Meet Anju Dhillon, Liberal.ca.
  6. "The Quebec South Asian star: Liberals' Anju Dhillon – first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec courts". Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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