Peter Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-East | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Robyn Luff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fiji |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Peter Singh is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-East in the 30th Alberta Legislature as a member of the United Conservative Party (UCP).[1] Singh was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election.[2]
Singh was born in the Fiji Islands and has previously owned and operated an automotive repair business.[3][4]
As an MLA, Singh has advocated that more resources be put into seniors facilities. He has also been opposed to the carbon tax and pushed for a reduction in corporate tax.[5]
Singh currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship, the Standing Committee on Private Bills as well as the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee. Previously he served on the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund as well as the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills.[6]
In May 2019, an investigation was launched by Alberta's election commissioner into Singh's conduct during his 2018 UCP nomination campaign in Calgary-East.[7] Singh was accused by four of his former opponents in November 2018 of using "fraud, forgery, improper inducement and bribery" to gain votes during the nomination campaign.[7] However, an internal UCP investigation had previously cleared Singh of any wrongdoing.[8] Singh has also maintained his innocence throughout the investigation. [9]
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Peter Singh | 7,123 | 50.23 | +0.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rosman Valencia | 6,425 | 45.31 | +13.13 | ||||
| Green | Jayden Baldonado | 403 | 2.84 | +0.52 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Garry Dirk | 166 | 1.17 | – | ||||
| Communist | Jonathan Trautman | 64 | 0.45 | -0.00 | ||||
| Total | 14,181 | 99.02 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 141 | 0.98 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,322 | 44.41 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 32,250 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -6.31 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Peter Singh | 7,520 | 49.72 | -4.54 | $33,681 | |||
| New Democratic | Cesar Cala | 4,867 | 32.18 | -8.31 | $50,555 | |||
| Alberta Party | Gar Gar | 1,879 | 12.42 | +11.20 | $16,933 | |||
| Liberal | Michelle Robinson | 439 | 2.90 | -0.70 | $3,792 | |||
| Green | William Carnegie | 351 | 2.32 | – | $3,515 | |||
| Communist | Jonathan Trautman | 69 | 0.46 | +0.03 | $500 | |||
| Total | 15,125 | 99.12 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 135 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,260 | 47.92 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,843 | |||||||
| United Conservative notional hold | Swing | +1.89 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[11][12][13] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Alberta Election: Calgary-East results". Global News. April 16, 2019 [March 17, 2019]. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-East". Global News. May 30, 2023 [April 28, 2023]. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ "PETER SINGH WINS UNITED CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION IN CALGARY-EAST". United Conservative Association. November 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Peter Singh". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ Maiden Speech - Peter Singh -Calgary-East. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- 1 2 "MLA Peter Singh under investigation for alleged bribery, fraud in UCP nomination contest". CBC News. May 31, 2019 [May 30, 2019]. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ Leavitt, Kieran (May 31, 2019). "UCP MLA Peter Singh won't be removed from caucus pending investigation, says Kenney". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ Leavitt, Kieran (May 30, 2019). "UCP MLA Peter Singh under investigation by election commissioner for alleged bribery". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ↑ "07 - Calgary-East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "07 - Calgary-East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ↑ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.