Sara Singh

Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who is one of the two current Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party alongside John Vanthof, and Opposition Critic for Attorney General since August 23, 2018.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represents the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Sara Singh
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton Centre
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byfirst member
Personal details
Born (1985-03-19) March 19, 1985
Political partyNew Democratic

Singh was born in Brampton where her parents met in the early 1980s. Her mother is from Guyana and her father is from Punjab, India.[4] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[5]

She is the founding director of Broadening Horizons, a not-for-profit organization that educates youth about social justice issues and the arts, was Vice-President of Brampton Caledon Community Living

Singh has a master's degree in international development studies from St. Mary's University and a B.A. in political science from York University's Glendon Campus,[6] and has recently earned a Ph.D. specializing in public policy from Ryerson University.

Election results
2018 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticSara Singh12,89238.37%
Progressive ConservativeHarjit Jaswal12,80338.11%
LiberalSafdar Hussain5,82517.34%
GreenLaila Zarrabi Yan1,0533.13%
LibertarianAndrew Hosie6441.92%
TrilliumWilliam Oprel2160.64%
None of the AboveMehdi Pakzad1660.49%
Total valid votes 33,598100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

References
  1. "Ontario NDP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. "NDP Sara Singh beats PCs rival by 89 votes in Brampton Centre". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
  3. Marychuk, Marta (8 June 2018). "Sara Singh captures Brampton Centre".
  4. "The NDP's Sara Singh trailblazing a path towards community growth".
  5. "Tis The Season 2018".
  6. "Service to community important to provincial NDP deputy leader Sara Singh".
  7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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