Jagrup Brar

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2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
The Honourable
Jagrup Brar
MLA
Jagrup Brar.jpg
Minister of State for Trade of British Columbia
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 11,45760.93+7.51$61,844.02
Liberal Garry Thind5,77630.72−5.03$62,863.75
Green Dean McGee1,5718.35−2.48$702.09
Total valid votes18,804100.00–
Total rejected ballots1380.73−0.04
Turnout18,94250.77−8.75
Registered voters37,309
Source: Elections BC [22] [23]
2017 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Fleetwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 11,08553.58+9.17$74,487
Liberal Peter Fassbender 7,59936.73−8.70$66,268
Green Tim Binnema2,0049.69+3.88$879
Total valid votes20,688100.00–
Total rejected ballots1600.77+0.10
Turnout20,84859.52+3.80
Registered voters35,025
Source: Elections BC [24] [25]
2013 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Fleetwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Peter Fassbender 8,97445.43+5.89$191,875
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 8,77444.41−4.88$74,514
Green Tim Binnema1,1475.81−0.62$1,641
Conservative Murali Krishnan8014.05−0.66$1,275
Vision Arvin Kumar590.30–$2,195
Total valid votes19,755100.00–
Total rejected ballots1340.67−0.33
Turnout19,88955.72+1.76
Registered voters35,692
Source: Elections BC [26]

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  23. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  24. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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  26. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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