Jasvir Singh Deol
Critic, Multiculturalism
Assumed office
May 13, 2019
LeaderRachel Notley
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadows
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byriding established
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1]
Punjab, India
Political partyAlberta NDP
Occupationinsurance broker

Jasvir Singh Deol (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadows.[2] He was previously the federal NDP candidate for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods during the 2015 Canadian election. Born and raised in Punjab, Deol immigrated to Canada from India in 1993.[3][4]

Deol serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Multiculturalism for the Alberta New Democratic Party Caucus.

Electoral record

2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJasvir Deol11,01362.56+12.64
United ConservativeAmritpal Singh Matharu6,37836.23+0.25
CommunistCorinne Benson2131.21
Total 17,60499.35
Rejected and declined 1160.65
Turnout 17,72055.20
Eligible voters 32,103
New Democratic hold Swing +6.20
Source(s)
2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJasvir Deol10,23149.92%-7.41%
United ConservativeLen Rhodes7,37535.98%4.47%
Alberta PartyAmrit Matharu2,09310.21%
LiberalMaria Omar4071.99%-8.93%
Alberta AdvantageThomas Varghese2111.03%
Alberta IndependencePhil Batt1780.87%
Total 20,495
Rejected, spoiled and declined 824511
Eligible electors / turnout 31,52365.31%
New Democratic hold Swing
Source(s)
Source: "37 - Edmonton-Meadows, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 144–147. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Mill Woods
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAmarjeet Sohi20,42341.24+29.52$136,379.94
ConservativeTim Uppal20,33141.06-17.88$126,472.41
New DemocraticJasvir Deol6,33012.78-12.61$55,302.53
GreenRalph McLean1,0962.21-0.78$1,671.63
IndependentColin Stubbs5601.13$5,091.44
LibertarianAllen K.W. Paley3960.80
Christian HeritagePeter Downing2850.58$3,798.53
CommunistNaomi Rankin960.19
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,51799.54 $206,234.63
Total rejected ballots 2270.46
Turnout 49,74467.84
Eligible voters 73,323
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +23.70
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[6] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount.[7]
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

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