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Sukh Dhaliwal
Canadian politician

Sukh Dhaliwal

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Sukhdev "Sukh" Dhaliwal, (Punjabi: ਸੁਖ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ) (born October 1, 1960) is a businessman and politician in British Columbia, Canada, who was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta from 2006 to 2011.
Born in Punjab, India, Dhaliwal emigrated from India in 1984 and became a Canadian citizen three years later. As a businessman, he 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.
He 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 1000 votes.
In the 2006 Liberal leadership campaign, Dhaliwal initially supported Joe Volpe. After Volpe encountered a fundraising scandal, Dhaliwal withdrew his support and 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.
Dhalwal 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 Singh Cheema.
On October 14, 2008 Dhaliwal was re-elected to Parliament by 2500 votes, defeating the NDP’s Teresa Townsley, a Delta School Board trustee, and the Conservative Party’s Sandeep Pandher. Following the election, Dhaliwal was elected as the Chair of the Northern and Western Caucus of the Official Opposition, 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.
He lost to Jinny Sims of the New Democratic Party in the 2011 election.
On October 31, 2012 it was reported he is seeking the British Columbia Liberal Party nomination in Surrey-Panorama Ridge for the 2013 Provincial Election. The seat was held by Stephanie Cadieux however Cadieux is moving to Surrey-Cloverdale after current MLA Kevin Falcon announced he was not seeking re-election.
After a BC Liberal Party review of his candidacy, he eventually decided to withdraw from running in the provincial election after he was charged with six counts of tax evasion and convicted of 3 counts for his business that he runs with his wife. Balwinder Kaur Dhaliwal (nicknamed herself "Roni"), a Surrey bylaw officer, who was charged with 14 offences and convicted of 6 counts of tax evasion under the Criminal Code of Canada. She was never fired from her job as bylaw officer by the City of Surrey or by then mayor Dianne Watts.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Surrey—Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal24,86955.98+21.90
New DemocraticJinny Sims11,60426.12-9.17
ConservativeHarpreet Singh6,97615.70-11.72
GreenPamela Sangha9752.2-0.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit44,424100.0   $197,640.76
Total rejected ballots
Turnout44,42468.55
Eligible voters64,798
Liberal notional gain from New DemocraticSwing+15.54
Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2011: Newton—North Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticJinny Sims15,41333.42+7.29
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal14,51031.46-4.96
ConservativeMani Kaur Fallon14,43731.30+0.39
GreenLiz Walker1,5203.30-2.30
IndependentRavi S. Gill1230.27
CommunistSam Hammond1160.25-0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit46,119100.00
Total rejected ballots2940.63+0.07
Turnout46,41362.59+0.52
New Democratic gain from LiberalSwing+5.79
Canadian federal election, 2008: Newton—North Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal16,48136.42+2.17$79,459
ConservativeSandeep Pandher13,98830.91+0.29$79,709
New DemocraticTeresa Townsley11,82426.13-5.83$41,739
GreenLiz Walker2,5335.60+3.65$2,243
IndependentJames W. Miller-Cousineau1790.40
IndependentJohn Shavluk1260.28
CommunistHarjit Daudharia1210.27+0.01$377
Total valid votes/Expense limit45,252100.00$81,605
Total rejected ballots2550.56+0.16
Turnout45,50762.07-1.02
Liberal holdSwing+4.00
Canadian federal election, 2006: Newton—North Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal15,00634.25+2.70$76,831
New DemocraticNancy Clegg14,00631.96+2.76$50,542
ConservativePhil Eidsvik13,41630.62-2.20$76,831
GreenSunny Athwal8531.95-4.25$12,622
IndependentRob Girn3190.73
CommunistHarjit Daudharia1120.26+0.02$379
IndependentMike Saifie1060.24
Total valid votes43,818100.00
Total rejected ballots1740.40-0.12
Turnout43,99263.090
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+2.45
Canadian federal election, 2004: Newton—North Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeGurmant Grewal13,52932.82$72,183
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal13,00931.55$64,449
New DemocraticNancy Clegg12,03729.20$28,384
GreenJohn Hague2,5356.20$3,135
CommunistNazir Rizvi980.24$389
Total valid votes41,228100.0
Total rejected ballots2160.52
Turnout41,44463

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