Rameshwer Singh Sangha (born June 6, 1945) is a former Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the ridingofBrampton Centre from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election[2][3] and was re-elected in 2019.[4]
Ramesh Sangha
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| Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Shafqat Ali |
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| Born | (1945-06-06) June 6, 1945 (age 79) India |
| Political party | Independent (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2015–2021) |
| Residence | Brampton, Ontario[1] |
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On January 25, 2021, Sangha was removed from the Liberal caucus based on accusations he made that multiple other Liberal MPs supported the Khalistan movement — allegations the Liberal Party deemed "baseless". He then sat as an independent in the House of Commons.[5] Sangha voiced these allegations publicly in a 2019 interview with the Punjabi-language channel 5AAB.[6] Mark Holland, the Government Chief Whip, issued a statement reading: "As we have made clear time and time again, we will not tolerate conspiracy theories, or dangerous and unfounded rhetoric about Parliamentarians or other Canadians. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for many Canadians to experience suspicions because of their background; we all know where this can lead."[5][7] He did not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ramesh Sangha | 18,771 | 47.21 | -1.43 | $84,508.26 | |||
| Conservative | Pawanjit Gosal | 10,696 | 26.90 | -6.77 | $102,185.61 | |||
| New Democratic | Jordan Boswell | 7,819 | 19.67 | +4.45 | $47,671.91 | |||
| Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,685 | 4.24 | +2.11 | $1,108.69 | |||
| People's | Baljit Bawa | 681 | 1.71 | $40,458.58 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Gershuny | 106 | 0.27 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,758 | 98.81 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 480 | 1.19 | ||||||
| Turnout | 40,238 | 59.27 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 67,890 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ramesh Sangha | 19,277 | 48.64 | +23.29 | $120,004.74 | |||
| Conservative | Bal Gosal | 13,345 | 33.67 | -12.73 | $183,194.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Rosemary Keenan | 5,993 | 15.12 | -8.08 | $33,702.51 | |||
| Green | Saul Marquand T. Bottcher | 844 | 2.13 | -2.32 | $144.64 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 173 | 0.44 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,632 | 100.00 | $199,305.79 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.66 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 39,896 | 61.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,640 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||