Amrit Mangat
| Amrit Mangat | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 2007–2018 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Mississauga—Brampton South |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1953 (age 64–65) Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Jaswant Mangat |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | Teacher, business administrator |
Amrit Mangat (born c. 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented 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.
In the 2018 Provincial Election, she stood in the new riding of Mississauga—Malton and placed third.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2014: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Amrit Mangat | 19,923 | 48.21 | +2.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Amarjeet Gill | 11,251 | 27.23 | -3.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kevin Troake | 6,906 | 16.71 | +0.69 | ||||
| Green | Kathy Acheson | 1,302 | 3.15 | -0.53 | ||||
| Libertarian | Richard Levesque | 993 | 2.40 | +0.36 | ||||
| None of the Above | Kathleen Vezina | 597 | 1.44 | – | ||||
| Independent | Robert Alilovic | 351 | 0.85 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,323 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| Ontario general election, 2011: Mississauga—Brampton South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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| 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". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Brampton South". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 047 Mississauga-Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.