Deepak Anand
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga—Malton
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
BornPatiala, India
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseAruna Anand
Children2
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
Alma materPanjab University, Schulich School of Business
OccupationSmall business owner, Radio Show Host, Community Activist
Websitehttps://www.deepakanandmpp.ca/

Deepak Anand is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Deepak is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business in Canada.[1] He represents the riding of Mississauga—Malton as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is currently the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and is a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Honourable Vic Fedeli for the Indian-Ontario trade file.[2]

Professional Background

Originally from Mohali, India, Anand went to Panjab University for Chemical Engineering and worked in India before immigrating to Canada in 2000. He started his working life as Lab Technician at an automotive factory. Credit to the education at Sheridan College Anand got promoted to Quality Manager within the automotive industry. After initial years of settling, Anand joined a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. He then worked as a Financial Analyst at Morguard before buying and running a small company that distributed automotive parts around the country.[3]

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[4]
2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Deepak Anand 12,745 45.17 +6.05
Liberal Aman Gill 8,602 30.49 +9.72
New Democratic Waseem Ahmed 5,000 17.72 -15.12
Green Robert Chan 1,046 3.71 +1.92
New Blue Van Nguyen 822 2.91
Total valid votes 28,215 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 35.11
Eligible voters 80,371
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.84
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

  1. ^ "PCs sweep neighbouring ridings of Mississauga-Streetsville and Mississauga-Malton". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Fedeli, Victor (July 25, 2019). "Great to meet this morning with @DeepakAnandMPP to welcome him as my new @ONEconomy Special Advisor to help us grow jobs and attract investment to Ontario!pic.twitter.com/fApeagLkDF".
  3. ^ "About". Deepak Anand.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 6. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Candidates in: Mississauga—Malton (064)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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