Jinny Sims
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| Shadow Minister for Employment | |
| In office August 13, 2013 – November 19, 2015 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Chris Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Karen Vecchio |
| Shadow Minister for Immigration | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – August 13, 2013 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Don Davies |
| Succeeded by | Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe |
| Shadow Minister for International Cooperation | |
| In office October 3, 2011 – April 18, 2012 |
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| Leader | Nycole Turmel |
| Preceded by | Hélène Laverdière |
| Succeeded by | Romeo Saganash |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Newton—North Delta |
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| In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sukh Dhaliwal |
| Succeeded by | Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey—Newton) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1952 Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Sims |
| Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
Jinny Jogindera Sims (born June 7, 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Newton—North Delta as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Sims emigrated from India to England at the age of nine. She earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the Victoria University of Manchester (now the University of Manchester). Sims moved to Canada in 1975.[2]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Surrey—Newton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 24,869 | 55.98 | +21.90 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 11,604 | 26.12 | -9.17 | – | |||
| Conservative | Harpreet Singh | 6,976 | 15.70 | -11.72 | – | |||
| Green | Pamela Sangha | 975 | 2.2 | -0.40 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,424 | 100.0 | $197,640.76 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 44,424 | 68.55 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,798 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Newton—North Delta | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jinny Sims | 15,413 | 33.42 | +7.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Sukh Dhaliwal | 14,510 | 31.46 | -4.96 | ||||
| Conservative | Mani Kaur Fallon | 14,437 | 31.30 | +0.39 | ||||
| Green | Liz Walker | 1,520 | 3.30 | -2.30 | ||||
| Independent | Ravi S. Gill | 123 | 0.27 | – | ||||
| Communist | Sam Hammond | 116 | 0.25 | -0.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,119 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 294 | 0.63 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,413 | 62.59 | +0.52 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.79
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- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
