# Harwinder Sandhu

Harwinder Kaur Sandhu is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vernon-Lumby as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. MLA Sandhu was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture in November 2024. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2019 Canadian federal election: North Okanagan—Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mel Arnold | 36,154 | 48.76 | +9.46 | $84,389.20 |
| | Liberal | Cindy Derkaz | 16,783 | 22.64 | -7.31 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 11,353 | 15.31 | -10.29 | none listed |
| | Green | Marc Reinarz | 7,828 | 10.56 | +5.40 | $11,446.63 |
| | People's | Kyle Delfing | 2,027 | 2.73 | | $5,718.06 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 74,145 | 99.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 449 | 0.60 | +0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,594 | 69.25 | -2.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 107,712 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.39 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

vte2024 British Columbia general election: Vernon-Lumby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 11,837 | 42.7% | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Giesbrecht | 11,361 | 41.0% | +28.0 |
| | Unaffiliated | Kevin Acton | 4,266 | 15.4% | |
| | Libertarian | Robert Johnson | 265 | 1.0% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,729 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2020 British Columbia general election: Vernon-Monashee :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 10,222 | 36.56 | +7.20 | $4,746.98 |
| | Liberal | Eric Foster | 9,798 | 35.05 | −12.82 | $30,325.57 |
| | Green | Keli Westgate | 4,464 | 15.97 | −5.60 | $9,375.32 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Delfing | 3,472 | 12.42 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,956 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.34 | –0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,052 | 52.76 | –6.20 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 53,169 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.01 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Steve Thomson | 15,041 | 57.18 | +0.32 | $53,316 |
| | New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 5,720 | 21.24 | −4.6 | $13,757 |
| | Green | Rainer Wilkins | 3,836 | 14.24 | – | $18 |
| | Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,976 | 7.34 | −5.33 | $8,095 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,933 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.42 | −0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,045 | 57.67 | +4.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 46,898 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||