Amandeep Sodhi
Amandeep Sodhi | |
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.jpg) Sodhi in her campaign office in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Shafqat Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2001 (age 24–25) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Website | amandeepsodhi |
Amandeep Sodhi (born 2001) is a Canadian politician who was elected member of Parliament for the riding of Brampton Centre in the 2025 Canadian federal election as a member of the Liberal Party.
Early life
Sodhi was born in 2001 in Toronto, Ontario. In 2023, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a legal assistant.[1][2] At the time of the 2025 Canadian federal election, she lived in Brampton.[3]
Political career
In January 2025, Sodhi was acclaimed the Liberal candidate for the riding of Brampton Centre.[1] She was elected later that year in the 2025 federal election.[4] Alongside Fares Al Soud, Tatiana Auguste, and Jake Sawatzky, Sodhi is one of the first four Canadian members of Parliament born in the 21st century.[5]
In November 2025, Sodhi sponsored a petition calling for federal funding and permanent residency for foreign students and migrant workers at risk of deportation, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.[6]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Amandeep Sodhi | 19,716 | 48.37 | +0.05 | ||||
| Conservative | Taran Chahal | 19,105 | 46.87 | +15.45 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anil Boodhai | 1,085 | 2.66 | −13.12 | ||||
| Green | Ray Shaver | 469 | 1.15 | N/A | ||||
| People's | Harsimran Kaur Hundal | 288 | 0.71 | −2.89 | ||||
| Centrist | Taha Nazir | 97 | 0.24 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,760 | 99.18 | +0.6 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 338 | 0.82 | -0.6 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,098 | 62.08 | +8.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 66,201 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 Leung, Wendy (April 17, 2025). "In the Vital Contest for Brampton Centre, It's Newbie Versus Newbie". The Local. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Ms. Amandeep Sodhi, M.P." Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ↑ "forty-fifth general election 2025".
- ↑ "Brampton Centre live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 29, 2025. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025.
- ↑ Major, Darren; Godmere, Emma (May 3, 2025). "For the first time, MPs born in the 21st century are headed to the Hill". CBC News. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Liberal MP wants federal aid, permanent residency for foreigners at risk of deportation". Postmedia News. Yahoo News. November 12, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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