# Jasvir Deol

Jasvir Singh Deol (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadows. He was previously the federal NDP candidate for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods during the 2015 Canadian election. Born and raised in Punjab, Deol immigrated to Canada from India in 1993.
Deol served as the Official Opposition Critic for Multiculturalism for the Alberta New Democratic Party Caucus. As of June 21, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Infrastructure.

## Electoral record

vte2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 11,013 | 62.56 | +12.64 |
| | United Conservative | Amritpal Singh Matharu | 6,378 | 36.23 | +0.25 |
| | Communist | Corinne Benson | 213 | 1.21 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,604 | 99.35 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 116 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,720 | 55.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,103 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.20 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||
vte2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadows :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 10,231 | 49.92% | -7.41% |
| | United Conservative | Len Rhodes | 7,375 | 35.98% | 4.47% |
| | Alberta Party | Amrit Matharu | 2,093 | 10.21% | – |
| | Liberal | Maria Omar | 407 | 1.99% | -8.93% |
| | Alberta Advantage | Thomas Varghese | 211 | 1.03% | – |
| | Alberta Independence | Phil Batt | 178 | 0.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,495 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 82 | 45 | 11 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 31,523 | 65.31% | – |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source(s) Source: "37 - Edmonton-Meadows, 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. 144–147. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Mill Woods :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Amarjeet Sohi | 20,423 | 41.24 | +29.52 | $136,379.94 |
| | Conservative | Tim Uppal | 20,331 | 41.06 | -17.88 | $126,472.41 |
| | New Democratic | Jasvir Deol | 6,330 | 12.78 | -12.61 | $55,302.53 |
| | Green | Ralph McLean | 1,096 | 2.21 | -0.78 | $1,671.63 |
| | Independent | Colin Stubbs | 560 | 1.13 | – | $5,091.44 |
| | Libertarian | Allen K.W. Paley | 396 | 0.80 | – | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Peter Downing | 285 | 0.58 | – | $3,798.53 |
| | Communist | Naomi Rankin | 96 | 0.19 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,517 | 99.54 | | $206,234.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.46 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,744 | 67.84 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,323 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +23.70 |
| These results were subject to a judicial recount, and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||