# Anju Dhillon

Anju Dhillon (born 1979) MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She is the first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.
Dhillon was born and raised in Montreal, and began volunteering for Paul Martin's campaigns at age 13. For ten years she was vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard, and was subsequently its vice-president (female). Dhillon attended Concordia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She then studied law at Université de Montréal and became the first Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Anju Dhillon | 25,233 | 52.4 | -0.5 | $41,637.33 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Cloé Rose Jenneau | 7,542 | 15.7 | -1.4 | $2,391.48 |
| | New Democratic | Fabiola Ngamaleu Teumeni | 6,241 | 13.0 | +1.2 | $12,672.76 |
| | Conservative | Jude Bazelais | 5,754 | 12.0 | +1.5 | $32,437.42 |
| | People's | Michael Patterson | 2,020 | 4.2 | +3.2 | $4,155.65 |
| | Green | Laura Mariani | 1,351 | 2.8 | -2.7 | $11.20 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,141 | 98.4 | – | $112,667.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 786 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,927 | 59.2 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 82,663 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.5 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Anju Dhillon | 27,821 | 52.9 | -1.99 | $54,013.89 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-Frédéric Vaudry | 8,974 | 17.1 | +7.32 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Lori Morrison | 6,207 | 11.8 | -9.75 | $1,872.86 |
| | Conservative | Céline Laquerre | 5,543 | 10.5 | -0.58 | none listed |
| | Green | Réjean Malette | 2,898 | 5.5 | +3.22 | none listed |
| | People's | Arash Torbati | 528 | 1.0 | – | $0.00 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Fang Hu | 426 | 0.8 | – | $0.00 |
| | Rhinoceros | Xavier Watso | 177 | 0.3 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,574 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 788 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,362 | 62.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,344 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.66 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election: Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Anju Dhillon | 29,974 | 54.89 | +25.49 | $97,977.49 |
| | New Democratic | Isabelle Morin | 11,769 | 21.55 | -19.57 | $52,909.84 |
| | Conservative | Daniela Chivu | 6,049 | 11.08 | -3.07 | $25,233.35 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-Frédéric Vaudry | 5,338 | 9.78 | -1.76 | – |
| | Green | Vincent J. Carbonneau | 1,245 | 2.28 | -0.72 | – |
| | Independent | Soulèye Ndiaye | 230 | 0.42 | – | $3,623.98 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,605 | 100.0 | | $224,217.32 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 593 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,198 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,587 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||