Ramesh Sangha

Rameshwer Singh Sangha MP (born June 6, 1945) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Brampton Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2][3]

Ramesh Sangha MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brampton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Personal details
Born	June 6, 1945 India
Political party	Independent (since 2021)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (2015–2021)
Residence	Brampton, Ontario[1]

On January 25, 2021, Sangha was removed from the Liberal caucus, without an enquiry or process, based on accusations he made against multiple other Liberal MPs that they supported the Khalistan movement—allegations the Liberal Party deemed "baseless"; he now sits as an independent MP.[4] Sangha voiced these allegations publicly in a 2019 interview with the Punjabi-language channel 5AAB.[5]

Mark Holland, the chief government whip’s statement on his ousting read "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."[4]

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Electoral history

2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ramesh Sangha	18,771	47.2	-1.44
	Conservative	Pawanjit Gosal	10,696	26.9	-6.77
	New Democratic	Jordan Boswell	7,819	19.7	+4.48
	Green	Pauline Thornham	1,685	4.2	+2.07
	People's	Baljit Bawa	681	1.7	-0.14
	Marxist–Leninist	David Gershuny	106	0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit			39,758	100.0
Total rejected ballots			480
Turnout			40,238	59.8
Eligible voters			67,334
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ramesh Sangha	25,277	48.64		$120,004.74
	Conservative	Bal Gosal	13,345	33.67		$183,194.43
	New Democratic	Rosemary Keenan	5,993	15.12		$33,702.51
	Green	Saul Marquand T. Bottcher	844	2.13		$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[9][10]

References

1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
2. "Liberal Ramesh Sangha wins Brampton Centre". Sandro Contenta. Toronto Star. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
3. "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
4. Jones, Ryan Patrick. "Brampton MP Ramesh Sangha dropped from Liberal caucus, accused of spreading 'baseless and dangerous' claims". CBC News. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
5. Blackwell, Tom (September 3, 2019). "Liberal backbencher accuses his own government of 'pandering' to Sikh separatists". National Post. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
6. MacCharles, Tonda (January 25, 2021). "Brampton Centre MP ousted by Liberals for making 'baseless and dangerous accusations' against Navdeep Bains". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton Centre, 30 September 2015
10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

• Ramesh Sangha – Parliament of Canada biography