Sukh Dhaliwal

Canadian businessman and politician

Sukh Dhaliwal

Member of Parliament
for Surrey—Newton

Incumbent

Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by| Jinny Sims
Member of Parliament
for Newton—North Delta
In office
January 23, 2006 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by| Gurmant Grewal
Succeeded by| Jinny Sims
Personal details
Born|

Sukhminder Singh Dhaliwal

(1960-10-01) October 1, 1960 (age 63)
Sujapur, Punjab, India
Political party| Liberal
United Surrey
Spouse| Balwinder "Roni" Kaur Dhaliwal
Residence| Surrey, British Columbia
Profession| Businessman, politician

Sukhminder "Sukh" Singh Dhaliwal MP (born October 1, 1960) is a Canadian businessman and politician, who has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton since 2015. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta from 2006 to 2011.

## Early life[edit]

Born to a Sikh family in Sujapur, Punjab, India, Dhaliwal emigrated from India in 1999 and became a Canadian citizen three years later. As a businessman, he co-founded a successful land surveying company and played an important role in the municipal politics of Surrey where he is said to have dominated the Surrey Electors Team membership list by signing up over 2,600 new party members. This represented over half the total number of members. However, in the November 1999 municipal elections, Dhaliwal lost his own bid for a seat on city council.

## Federal politics[edit]

Dhaliwal was the federal Liberal candidate for the Newton-North Delta riding in 2004, but lost to Conservative Gurmant Grewal by just over 500 votes. Grewal decided to not seek re-election and, in 2006, Dhaliwal faced Conservative newcomer Phil Eidsvik. The NDP was also strong in the riding and 2004 candidate Nancy Clegg also ran again. Dhaliwal succeeded in winning the seat by exactly 1,000 votes.

In the 2006 Liberal leadership campaign, Dhaliwal initially indicated support for Joe Volpe, but soon moved to support Michael Ignatieff. Dhaliwal was instrumental in building support for Ignatieff's campaign in the Sikh community. Dhaliwal played a key role in Ignatieff's short-lived, but successful, second leadership campaign in 2008.

Dhaliwal in 2008 had written to a U.S. District Court judge on official House of Commons stationery in support of convicted international drug trafficker Ranjit Cheema.[1]

On October 14, 2008, Dhaliwal was re-elected to Parliament by nearly 2,500 votes. Following the election, Dhaliwal was elected as the Chair of the Northern and Western Caucus of the Liberal Party, and served as the critic for the Asia Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification Canada.

Dhaliwal has served on several House of Commons Committees: International Trade; Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; and Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Ethics Committee attracted high-profile attention when it investigated allegations surrounding Karlheinz Schreiber’s dealings with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Dhaliwal lost his seat to Jinny Sims of the New Democratic Party in the 2011 federal election.

Dhaliwal was acclaimed as the candidate for the British Columbia Liberal Party for the 2013 provincial election. However, he later withdrew after he was charged with six counts of tax evasion related to a business he ran with his wife.[2][3] He pleaded guilty to three of the charges and was fined $3,000.[4]

In December 2014, Dhaliwal won the Liberal nomination in newly-formed riding of Surrey—Newton ahead of the 2015 election. He defeated NDP incumbent Jinny Sims and won the seat with 56 per cent of the vote.[5]

In 2021, in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre in India, 8 people died in a vehicle-ramming attack. Shaken by the video of the incident Dhaliwal called it a terror attack no different than London, Ontario truck attack.[6][7]

## Electoral record[edit]

2022 Surrey mayoral election Party  | Mayoral candidate  | Vote  | %

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| Surrey Connect | Brenda Locke | 33,311 | 28.14
| Safe Surrey Coalition | Doug McCallum (X) | 32,338 | 27.31
| Surrey First | Gordie Hogg | 24,916 | 21.05
| Surrey Forward | Jinny Sims | 14,895 | 12.58
| United Surrey | Sukh Dhaliwal | 9,629 | 8.13
| People's Council Surrey | Amrit Birring | 2,270 | 1.92
| Independent | John Wolanski | 646 | 0.55
| Independent | Kuldip Pelia | 385 | 0.33

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2021 Canadian federal election: Surrey—Newton

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 19,721 | 53.9 | +8.9 | $93,094.29
| New Democratic | Avneet Johal | 9,536 | 26.0 | -3.2 | $22,609.98
| Conservative | Syed Mohsin | 5,758 | 15.7 | -5.3 | $10,627.85
| People's | Pamela Singh | 967 | 2.6 | +1.0 | $1,484.10
| Independent | Parveer Hundal | 628 | 1.7 | N/A | $7,216.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 36,610 | 98.9 | – | $104,887.75
Total rejected ballots  | 404 | 1.1
Turnout  | 37,014 | 56.2
Eligible voters  | 65,857
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1
Source: Elections Canada[8]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Surrey—Newton

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 18,960 | 45.0 | −10.98 | $89,331.46
| New Democratic | Harjit Singh Gill | 12,306 | 29.2 | +3.08 | none listed
| Conservative | Harpreet Singh | 8,824 | 21.0 | +5.29 | none listed
| Green | Rabaab Khehra | 1,355 | 3.2 | +1.01 | none listed
| People's | Holly Verchère | 653 | 1.6 | - | none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 42,098 | 100.0 |  | $102,264.49
Total rejected ballots  | 505 | 1.19 | +0.46
Turnout  | 42,603 | 63.4 | −5.66
Eligible voters  | 67,247
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.03
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

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2015 Canadian federal election: Surrey—Newton

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 24,869 | 55.98 | +21.90 | $165,371.15
| New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 11,602 | 26.12 | -9.17 | $123,083.62
| Conservative | Harpreet Singh | 6,978 | 15.71 | -11.71 | $89,371.95
| Green | Pamela Sangha | 975 | 2.19 | -0.40 | -
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 44,424 | 100.00 |  | $199,113.86
Total rejected ballots  | 328 | 0.73 | -
Turnout  | 44,752 | 69.06 | -
Eligible voters  | 64,798
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.54
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

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2011 Canadian federal election: Newton—North Delta

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 15,413 | 33.42 | +7.29 |
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 14,510 | 31.46 | -4.96 |
| Conservative | Mani Kaur Fallon | 14,437 | 31.30 | +0.39 |
| Green | Liz Walker | 1,520 | 3.30 | -2.30 |
| Independent | Ravi S. Gill | 123 | 0.27 | - |
| Communist | Sam Hammond | 116 | 0.25 | -0.02 |
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 46,119 | 100.00 | -
Total rejected ballots  | 294 | 0.63 |  +0.07
Turnout  | 46,413 | 62.59 | +0.52
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.79

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2008 Canadian federal election: Newton—North Delta

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 16,481 | 36.42 | +2.17 | $79,459
| Conservative | Sandeep Pandher | 13,988 | 30.91 | +0.29 | $79,709
| New Democratic | Teresa Townsley | 11,824 | 26.13 | -5.83 | $41,739
| Green | Liz Walker | 2,533 | 5.60 | +3.65 | $2,243
| Independent | James W. Miller-Cousineau | 179 | 0.40 | - |
| Independent | John Shavluk | 126 | 0.28 | - |
| Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 121 | 0.27 | +0.01 | $377
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 45,252 | 100.00 | $81,605
Total rejected ballots  | 255 | 0.56 | +0.16
Turnout  | 45,507 | 62.07 | -1.02
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.00

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2006 Canadian federal election: Newton—North Delta

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 15,006 | 34.25 | +2.70 | $76,831
| New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 14,006 | 31.96 | +2.76 | $50,542
| Conservative | Phil Eidsvik | 13,416 | 30.62 | -2.20 | $76,831
| Green | Sunny Athwal | 853 | 1.95 | -4.25 | $12,622
| Independent | Rob Girn | 319 | 0.73 | - |
| Communist | Harjit Daudharia | 112 | 0.26 | +0.02 | $379
| Independent | Mike Saifie | 106 | 0.24 | - |
Total valid votes  | 43,818 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 174 | 0.40 |  -0.12
Turnout  | 43,992 | 63.09 |  0
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.45

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2004 Canadian federal election: Newton—North Delta

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Gurmant Grewal | 13,529 | 32.82 | - | $72,183
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 13,009 | 31.55 | - | $64,449
| New Democratic | Nancy Clegg | 12,037 | 29.20 | - | $28,384
| Green | John Hague | 2,535 | 6.20 | - | $3,135
| Communist | Nazir Rizvi | 98 | 0.24 | - | $389
Total valid votes  | 41,228 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 216 | 0.52
Turnout  | 41,444 | 63

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SurreyRanjit MPCheema wrotegunned letter in support of drug traffickerdown". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
2. ^ Bolan, Kim (February 7, 2013). "B.C. Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal faces tax-evasion charges". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
3. ^ "B.C. Liberal candidate steps down over tax charges". CBC News. February 8, 2024. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
4. ^ Zytaruk, Tom (March 11, 2024). "Former Surrey MP and wife fined after pleading guilty to tax charges". Surrey Now-Leader. Surrey, British Columbia. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
5. ^ Eagland, Nick (October 20, 2015). "Surrey-Newton: Sukh Dhaliwal takes new seat for Liberals". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
6. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Sidhu skips party's Amritsar protest over Lakhimpur killings". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
7. ^ "Gurpreet Singh: Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal describes Lakhimpur Kheri episode as a "terrorist attack"". The Georgia Straight. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

## External links[edit]

* Sukh Dhaliwal
*   * Sukh Dhaliwal – Parliament of Canada biography
* Vancouver Sun International Drug Trafficker Letter

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