Tania Sodhi
Tania Sodhi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Moncton Northwest | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ernie Steeves |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Lawyer and realtor |
Tania Sodhi is a Indo-Canadian realtor and former lawyer who resides in Moncton, New Brunswick. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election for the riding of Moncton Northwest.[1]
Sodhi is originally from Patiala, a city in Punjab, India.[2] Before immigrating to Canada in 2018,[3] she practised law in India.[4] Sodhi works as a realtor in the Moncton area.[5] A mother of two young girls, she also manages a local day care.[6] Sodhi is the first visible minority elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the second person of South-Asian descent elected to a legislature from an Atlantic province.[6][7]
Electoral record
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Moncton Northwest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tania Sodhi | 3,761 | 46.43 | +14.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Steeves | 3,536 | 43.65 | -4.7 | ||||
| Green | Ana Santana | 804 | 9.92 | -0.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,101 | 99.81 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.19 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,116 | 63.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,712 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Moncton Northwest". CBC News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Singh, SJ (June 19, 2024). "In Canada, Patiala's Tania to contest Moncton Northwest elections on Liberal party symbol". Royal Patiala. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Cochrane, Alan (October 21, 2024). "Liberals dominate in Metro Moncton, Tories hold Riverview". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Tania Sodhi". nbliberal.ca/. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "NB Liberals nominate Tania Sodhi in Moncton Northwest - Liberal Party". nbliberal.ca/. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Prabhjot Paul Singh, "Tania Sodhi scripts history as first South Asian elected to New Brunswick Assembly", New India Abroad, October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick".
- ^ "New Brunswick election 2024 results: Moncton Northwest", Global News, October 10, 2024; updated October 21, 2024.