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NormandDew91793: Ontario MPP, 2003-

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Ontario MPP, 2003-

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vic Dhillon
| image =
| term_start1 = October 2, 2003
| term_end1 = June 7, 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Tony Clement]]
| successor1 = [[Amarjot Sandhu]]
| riding1 = [[Brampton West (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West]]<br /><small>[[Brampton West—Mississauga (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West—Mississauga]] (2003–2007)</small>
| parliament1 = Ontario Provincial
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
| occupation = Businessman
}}
'''Vic Dhillon''' (born {{circa|1969}}) is a former [[politician]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of [[Brampton West—Mississauga (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West—Mississauga]] and [[Brampton West (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West]].

==Background==
Dhillon has lived in [[Brampton, Ontario|Brampton]], Ontario for most of his life. He has a degree in [[business administration]] from [[Lakehead University]], and helped found a family-owned business in [[Mississauga, Ontario|Mississauga]] after his graduation. He has done fundraising work for the Brampton Food Bank, and led a local initiative to send supplies to eastern Ontario during the [[ice storm]] of 1998. Dhillon worked as a constituency assistant to federal [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Gurbax Singh Malhi]] for five months after the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 federal election]], and then worked as an executive assistant to Liberal MP [[Colleen Beaumier]] for over nine years.<ref>{{cite news |first=Natalia |last=Williams |title=Bill Davis country hit by aggressive campaigning |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=May 26, 1999 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Mitchell |title=Rookie MPP is ready to work 24/7 |newspaper=Toronto Star |date= December 23, 2003 |page=B3}}</ref>

==Politics==
Dhillon ran in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]] as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate in the riding of [[Brampton West—Mississauga (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West—Mississauga]]. He lost to high-profile [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[cabinet minister]] [[Tony Clement]] by 8,310 votes.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Brampton+West-Mississauga&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> He ran again in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 election]] and this time defeated Clement by 2,512 votes.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Brampton+West-Mississauga&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref> Most political observers considered this to be a significant upset. Strong support from the riding's [[Indo-Canadian]] community was a factor, as was a provincial swing to the Liberals. He was elected without difficulty in [[2007 Ontario general election|2007]] in the new riding of [[Brampton West (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West]].<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=2 (xi) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He was re-elected in [[2011 Ontario general election|2011]], and [[2014 Ontario general election|2014]].<ref name="2011 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Brampton West |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=008}}</ref>

In 2004, Dhillon was credited by local residents with saving Knights Table, a non-profit diner that provides meals for Brampton's poor and homeless. According to a ''[[Toronto Star]]'' report, Dhillon introduced the diner's management to Jaswant Singh Birk, who in turn provided the establishment with a generous lease after its previous contract expired.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dino |last=Sossi |title=Too many cooks save the broth |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=December 29, 2004 |page=B2}}</ref>

He was appointed as [[parliamentary assistant]] to the [[Minister of Government Services (Ontario)|Minister of Government Services]] on September 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier McGuinty shuffles parliamentary assistants |publisher=Canada NewsWire |date=September 20, 2006}}</ref>

Dhillon supported [[Gerard Kennedy]]'s bid to lead the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news| title=Kennedy team discloses list of MPP supporters |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 22, 2006 |page=A2}}</ref> In December 2006, he introduced a private member's bill to protect transient workers from exploitation by hiring agencies.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rita |last=Daly |title=MPPs target 'temp' boom |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=December 8, 2006 |page=A1}}</ref> The bill was endorsed by the Toronto Star in the following week.<ref>{{cite news |title=License 'temp' agencies |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=December 11, 2006 |page=A18}}</ref>

Dhillon took part in an Ontario government business mission to [[India]] in January 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Kicks Off Business Mission To India |publisher=Canada NewsWire |date=January 14, 2007}}</ref>

Until August 2016, Dhillon served as a [[Parliamentary Assistant]] to the [[Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Aboriginal Affairs]]. From August 2016 to May 2018, he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

Dhillon ran for re-election in Brampton West in the [[2018 Ontario general election|2018 Ontario election]]. He placed third, after the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] and [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4130083/ontario-election-2018-brampton-west-riding/|title=Ontario election 2018: Brampton West riding|date=30 May 2018|website=Global News|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Amarjot Sandhu|14,951|39.39|+15.05}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Jagroop Singh|14,461|38.09|+14.44}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Vic Dhillon|7,013|18.47|−26.76}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Julie Guillemet-Ackerman|999|2.63|−0.11}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|David Shaw|364|0.96|−0.64}}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|Surjit Sahota|173|0.46|-}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|37,961|100.0  }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|268|0.71|}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|38,229|47.67|}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|80,196}}
{{CANelec/gain|ON|PC|Liberal|-}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=16 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228175029/https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|archive-date=28 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>|}}
{{end}}
{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Vic Dhillon|24,832|45.23|+1.47}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Randeep Sandhu|13,363|24.34|−8.52}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Gugni Gill Panaich|12,985|23.65|+4.69}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Sayyeda Ebrahim|1,504|2.74|−0.52}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Luis Chacin|878|1.60|–}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Dan Sullivan|800|1.46|–}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Ted Harlson|540|0.98|−0.18}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|54,902|100.0  }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|952|1.70}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|55,854|}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|131,434}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+5.03}}
{{CANelec/source|Source:[[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/GE_2014/ED008-F0244.pdf|author=Elections Ontario|title=Official return from the records, 008 Brampton West|date=17 June 2014|access-date=27 June 2015}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>|}}
{{end}}
{{Ontario provincial election, 2007/Electoral District/Brampton West}}
{{Ontario provincial election, 2003/Electoral District/Brampton West—Mississauga}}
{{Ontario provincial election, 1999/Electoral District/Brampton West—Mississauga}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{OntarioMPPbio|id=vic-dhillon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Vic}}
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian politicians]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Canadian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lakehead University alumni]]
[[Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs]]
[[Category:Politicians from Brampton]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Punjabi descent]]

Vic Dhillon - Revision history

AliciaPaschall: added section as per guidelines and corrected details

NormandDew91793: Ontario MPP, 2003-