Global News is projecting Maninder Sidhu has been re-elected as the Liberal MP for Brampton East.
The Ontario riding of Brampton East is located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, including parts of the city of Brampton.
The riding was previously held by Liberal-turned-Independent Raj Grewal in 2015. Grewal resigned in 2018, citing a gambling problem that led to significant debts.
In September 2020, RCMP laid charges against Grewal, alleging he took millions of dollars in personal loans without telling the federal ethics commissioner.
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Sidhu became the Liberal nominee in July 2019 and ran that year in the federal election. He won the seat in 2019 with 47.4 per cent of the vote. Sidhu also served as the parliamentary secretary to the minister of international development.
According to the 2016 census, just over 33 per cent of the riding’s population identified their mother tongue as being Punjabi.
Candidates
Liberals: Maninder Sidhu (incumbent)
Conservatives: Naval Bajaj
NDP: Gail Bannister-Clarke
PPC: Manjeet Singh
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