Amrit Mangat

Amrit Mangat (born c. 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South.

Amrit Mangat
Ontario MPP
In office 2007–2018
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Constituency	Mississauga—Brampton South
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 66–67) Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Jaswant Mangat
Residence	Mississauga, Ontario
Occupation	Teacher, business administrator

Background

Mangat was born in Jagroan, India.[1] Her parents were originally from Pakistan but were forced to emigrate during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[2] Mangat studied in India and obtained degrees in political science, economics, English and education. After immigrating to Canada in 1992 she obtained her Ontario College of Teachers certification. In addition to teaching, Mangat managed several small businesses. She most recently worked as an administrator in a law firm, helping new Canadians to settle.[3]

She lives with her husband Jaswant who works as a lawyer.[2][3]

Politics

In 2004 she tried to get nominated in the federal riding of Brampton West but lost to Colleen Beaumier.[1] In the 2007 provincial election she ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Brampton South. During the campaign she came out in support of keeping Peel Memorial Hospital open and she spoke against the Conservative promise to fund private faith-based schools.[1] She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ravi Singh by 10,405 votes.[4] She was re-elected in 2011 and 2014.[5][6]

During her time in government she was appointed as Parliamentary assistant to a number of roles including Seniors and transportation.[3]

As of 2014, she serves as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

In the 2018 Provincial Election, she stood in the new riding of Mississauga—Malton and placed third.

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Deepak Anand	14,712	39.12
	New Democratic	Nikki Clarke	12,351	32.84
	Liberal	Amrit Mangat	7,813	20.77
	Independent	Caroline Roach	1,187	3.16
	Green	Eryn Sylvester	674	1.79
	Libertarian	Michelle Ciupka	657	1.75
	None of the Above	Alex Vezina	217	0.58
Total valid votes			37,611	100.0
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

2014 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Brampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Amrit Mangat	19,923	48.21	+2.17
	Progressive Conservative	Amarjeet Gill	11,251	27.23	-3.17
	New Democratic	Kevin Troake	6,906	16.71	+0.69
	Green	Kathy Acheson	1,302	3.15	-0.53
	Libertarian	Richard Levesque	993	2.40	+0.36
	None of the Above	Kathleen Vezina	597	1.44	–
	Independent	Robert Alilovic	351	0.85	–
Total valid votes			41,323	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.67
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

2011 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Brampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Amrit Mangat	15,579	46.04	−7.74
	Progressive Conservative	Amarjeet Gill	10,287	30.40	+4.97
	New Democratic	Karanjit Pandher	5,420	16.02	+5.71
	Green	Keith Foster	1,247	3.68	−6.80
	Libertarian	Christin Milloy	691	2.04
	Independent	Masood Khan	400	1.18
	Independent	Walter Widla	216	0.64
Total valid votes			33,840	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			242	0.71
Turnout			34,082	36.43
Eligible voters			93,563
	Liberal hold		Swing		−6.36
Source(s) Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Mississauga—Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2014.

2007 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Brampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Amrit Mangat	19,738	53.78
	Progressive Conservative	Ravi Singh	9,333	25.43
	Green	Paul Simas	3,846	10.48
	New Democratic	Karan Pandher	3,785	10.31
Total valid votes			36,702	100.0

References

1. "Amrit Mangat – Liberal Party; Four candidates on the ticket in newly created riding". Brampton Guardian. September 26, 2007. p. 1.
2. Coyle, Jim (April 7, 2008). "MPP's story is the story of Canada". Toronto Star.
3. "Amrit Mangat: Biography". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 8 (xvii). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
5. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
6. "General Election by District: Mississauga-Brampton South". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
8. Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 047 Mississauga-Brampton South" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2015.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)