Bhajan Brar
Bhajan Brar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina Pasqua | |
| Assumed office October 28, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Fiaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1950 |
| Party | Saskatchewan NDP |
| Occupation | Electrician, power engineer |
Bhajan Brar (born May 15, 1950) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election, representing Regina Pasqua as a member of the New Democratic Party.[1]
Career
Before entering politics, Brar had previously worked as an electrician and power engineer.[2]
In the 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election Brar contested the riding of Regina Pasqua as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. He failed to unseat incumbent Muhammad Fiaz, although his loss by only 256 votes was the second closest result in the election.
Brar defeated Fiaz in a rematch in the 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election. Alongside Tajinder Grewal, Brar became the first turban-wearing Sikh to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Pasqua | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bhajan Brar | 3,814 | 52.35 | +7.64 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Muhammad Fiaz | 2,809 | 38.55 | –8.69 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Justin Parnell | 441 | 6.02 | +2.00 | ||||
| Green | Ekaterina Cabylis | 132 | 1.81 | –2.22 | ||||
| Buffalo | Shannon Chapple | 90 | 1.24 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,286 | 98.83 | –0.09 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 86 | 1.17 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,372 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | – | ||||||
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Pasqua | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Muhammad Fiaz | 4,791 | 47.24 | +3.00 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bhajan Brar | 4,535 | 44.71 | +3.83 | ||||
| Green | Heather Lau | 409 | 4.03 | +1.94 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Frank | 408 | 4.02 | +2.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,143 | 98.92 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 111 | 1.08 | +0.70 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,254 | 54.48 | -3.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 18,823 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Saskatchewan election 2024 results: Regina Pasqua". Global News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ↑ Singh, Prabhjot Paul (2024-10-29). "Bhajan Brar and Tajinder Grewal script history in Saskatchewan politics". New India Abroad. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ↑ Singh, Prabhjot Paul (2024-10-29). "Bhajan Brar and Tajinder Grewal script history in Saskatchewan politics". New India Abroad. Retrieved 2025-03-28.