Gulzar Singh Cheema

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1988 Manitoba general election: Kildonan
Gulzar Singh Cheema
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Panorama Ridge
In office
May 16, 2001 –May 23, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gulzar Singh Cheema 5,65335.6926.24
Progressive Conservative John Baluta5,06831.99-3.08
New Democratic Marty Dolin 4,54228.67-22.98
Progressive Sidney Green 4452.81-1.02
Western Independence Tracy Fuhr1330.84–
Total valid votes15,841––
Rejected56–
Eligible voters / turnout20,78576.4813.01
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +24.61
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
1990 Manitoba general election : The Maples
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Gulzar Singh Cheema3,27339.83
Progressive Conservative Norman Isler2,68432.66
New Democratic Tony Valeri2,26027.50
Total valid votes8,217100.00-
Rejected ballots36
Turnout8,25367.00
Eligible voters12,318
Source: Elections Manitoba [11]
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Nina Grewal 14,05235.8–$67,710
Liberal Gulzar Cheema 11,56829.5–$69,483
New Democratic Barry Bell10,97628.0–$7,669
Green David Walters2,4846.3–
Marxist–Leninist Joseph Theriault1670.4–
Total valid votes39,247100.0
Total rejected ballots2180.6
Turnout39,46559
2020 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Panorama
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jinny Sims 12,33655.07+4.22$60,769.34
Liberal Gulzar Cheema 9,60742.89+1.03$65,963.02
Vision Sophie Shrestha4582.04–$0.00
Total valid votes22,401100.00–
Total rejected ballots2401.06+0.27
Turnout22,64151.65−9.39
Registered voters43,835
New Democratic hold Swing +1.60
Source: Elections BC [12] [13]

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