Ruby Dhalla

Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dhalla and British Columbia Conservative MP Nina Grewal were the first Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. She was defeated by Conservative Parm Gill in the 2011 federal election. On January 22, 2025, Dhalla announced her candidacy in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election. Dhalla was disqualified on February 21, 2025, after being accused of violating the Canada Elections Act, as well as "other election finance matters, non-disclosure of material facts and inaccurate financial reporting” including failing to disclose the involvement of a non-Canadian citizen in her campaign which could amount to foreign interference during an election.

Infobox

Preceded by

Sarkis Assadourian

Succeeded by

Parm Gill

Born

(1974-02-18) February 18, 1974 (age 51)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Political party

Liberal

Residence(s)

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Alma mater

University of Winnipeg (BSc)Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (DC)

Profession

Chiropractor

Website

Party

Liberal

Tables

· Electoral record

Party

2011 Canadian federal election

Party

2011 Canadian federal election

Candidate

2011 Canadian federal election

Votes

2011 Canadian federal election

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2011 Canadian federal election

Expenditures

Total valid votes

2011 Canadian federal election

Total valid votes

2011 Canadian federal election

50,956

2011 Canadian federal election

100.0%

2011 Canadian federal election

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	mw- ±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Parm Gill	24,617	48.3%	–	–
	Liberal	Ruby Dhalla	14,231	27.9%	–	–
	New Democratic	Manjit Grewal	9,963	19.6%	–	–
	Green	Mark Hoffberg	1,926	3.8%	–	–
	Communist	Liz Rowley	219	0.4%	–	–
Total valid votes			50,956	100.0%	–

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Candidate

Votes

±%

Expenditures

Total valid votes/expense limit

45,270

100.0

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$87,594

Total rejected ballots

419

0.92

Turnout

45,689

54.24

−7.0

Electors on the lists

84,239

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ruby Dhalla	18,577	41.03	−6.3	$80,011
	Conservative	Parm Gill	17,804	39.32	+5.5	$86,444
	New Democratic	Mani Singh	5,238	11.57	−6.1	$21,152
	Green	Dave Finlay	3,516	7.76	+3.9	$746
	Communist	Dimitrios Kabitsis	135	0.29	+0.1	$407
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,270	100.0	–	$87,594
Total rejected ballots			419	0.92
Turnout			45,689	54.24	−7.0
Electors on the lists			84,239

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