Prabhdeep Gill ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਭਦੀਪ ਗਿੱਲ; born c. 1975) is a Canadian politician and a Member of the

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. He was elected in the 2016

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by-election to replace

Manmeet Bhullar Manmeet Singh Bhullar ( pa, ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ) (March 1, 1980 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta who represented the constituency of Calgary-Greenway as a Progressiv ...

, who had died in a car accident between Calgary and Edmonton.

Background

Gill was a member of the Appeals Panel for Human Services Alberta, prior to being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Political career

Gill won the nomination for the PC candidate in the 2016 Calgary-Greenway byelection, after being first appointed by the party. The initial appointment drew controversy, as it appeared that the party establishment was preventing an open nomination process. As such, Gill's initial nomination was withdrawn by interim leader

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, though he won the nomination by election two days after. Gill was elected in the by-election with 27.73% of the popular vote, finishing four points ahead of Devinder Toor, the

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candidate, and almost 8 points ahead of Roop Rai, the

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candidate, whose party held a majority in the Legislature at that time. Gill's by-election win allowed the PCs to maintain their legislative caucus of 9 members.

Electoral history

2016 by-election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Prabhdeep Politicians from Calgary Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Living people Guru Nanak Dev University alumni University of British Columbia alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian politicians of Indian descent United Conservative Party MLAs Year of birth missing (living people)