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Sara Singh
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office
August 23, 2018 – July 13, 2022
Serving with John Vanthof
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Preceded byJagmeet Singh
Succeeded bySol Mamakwa and Doly Begum
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton Centre
In office
June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byCharmaine Williams
Personal details
Born (1985-03-19) March 19, 1985 (age 39)
Political partyNew Democratic

Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represented the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party until her defeat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[4]

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.[5] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[6]

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,[7] and has recently earned a Ph.D. specializing in public policy from Toronto Metropolitan University.[citation needed]

Election results

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2022 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Charmaine Williams 10,119 41.36 +3.26
New Democratic Sara Singh 6,522 26.66 −11.71
Liberal Safdar Hussain 6,119 25.01 +7.68
Green Karitsa Tye 882 3.61 +0.47
New Blue Kathrin Matusiak 821 3.36  
Total valid votes 24,463 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 139
Turnout 24,602 36.67
Eligible voters 66,997
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +7.48
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election: Brampton Centre
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Sara Singh 12,892 38.37%
Progressive Conservative Harjit Jaswal 12,803 38.11%
Liberal Safdar Hussain 5,825 17.34%
Green Laila Zarrabi Yan 1,053 3.13%
Libertarian Andrew Hosie 644 1.92%
Trillium William Oprel 216 0.64%
None of the Above Mehdi Pakzad 166 0.49%
Total valid votes 33,598 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

References

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  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. ^ "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  5. ^ "The NDP's Sara Singh trailblazing a path towards community growth". 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Tis The Season 2018". 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Service to community important to provincial NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". 19 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
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